Artificial Intelligence and Sports

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🗓️ 14 August 2020

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Will AI change sports? Has it changed sports already? Neil deGrasse Tyson, co-hosts Gary O’Reilly and Chuck Nice, IBM’s Noah Syken and Second Spectrum’s Rajiv Maheswaran investigate how artificial intelligence is impacting sports.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Star Talk.
0:04.0	You're a place in the universe where science and pop culture collide.
0:10.0	Star Talk begins right now.
0:14.0	This is Star Talk Sports Edition.
0:17.0	And our special topic today is the role of artificial intelligence and machine learning in sports.
0:26.0	What is it? How's it manifesting? How's it going to change what we experience not only as viewers, but how it might change with the athletes themselves?
0:37.0	So, who do I have with me? Of course, my trusty co-host, Chuck Knies, Jack.
0:42.0	What's happened to Neil?
0:44.0	Okay, you stand up comedian and you think about sports sometimes.
0:47.0	Occasionally. You know, every once in a while I have a dream about it.
0:52.0	So for this, we go big guns and of course we have Gary O'Reilly. Gary.
0:57.0	Next footballer, next footballer. What team did you play with?
0:57.0	Tottenham, Crystal Palace and Brighton.
1:01.0	So my idea is that I think about sports a lot and occasionally I think I'm funny.
1:05.0	Okay.
1:10.0	So.
1:11.0	But it's only me thinking I'm funny apparently.
1:12.0	So that's the combination of that.
1:14.0	Very good.
1:16.0	Well, today we have a special guest.
1:18.0	Noah's Psychon. Did I pronounce that right Noah?
1:20.0	Yes, Neil, you did. Perfect.
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