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🤾‍♀️ AI in sport

Artificial intelligence is playing a growing role in how professional and amateur sports are played, analysed and broadcast. 

How does it work?
The AI systems in sport use large amounts of data to spot patterns and provide performance stats or help make decisions. For example, AI models can analyse how a football team builds attacks, flag early signs of fatigue in athletes, or determine whether a tennis ball has landed in or out. In many cases, the systems continue to learn and improve as more data becomes available.

Where is it being used?
AI is now used across a wide range of sports. In football, clubs use AI-driven platforms to analyse team tactics and individual player performance. These insights help inform scouting, match preparation and decisions during a game. In tennis, line-calling technology such as Hawk-Eye Live uses AI and tracking cameras to make real-time decisions without human line judges. The system has been fully adopted at some tournaments, including the Australian and US Opens. Broadcasters are also using AI to automate highlight reels, generate match summaries and create personalised content for fans. In lower-tier competitions, AI-powered cameras can film matches without a camera operator, helping reduce production costs.

What are the benefits?
AI systems can go through data more quickly and in the same way each time, helping coaches find patterns they might miss otherwise – like signs a player is getting tired or that a tactic isn’t working. For players, the data can be used to reduce injury risk and plan training around what each person needs. In officiating, AI can help make decisions faster and more consistently without stopping play. For broadcasters, AI can help cover more matches and create content for different types of viewers.

What’s the other side?
Some people have raised concerns about how AI makes decisions. In tennis, a number of players have questioned the use of automated line calls without any way to challenge them. There are also concerns about data. When AI systems use detailed information from players – like movement or health data – there are questions about who owns that data and how it’s used. Sports organisations and AI developers are increasingly working to meet legal requirements to make sure AI use is safe, fair and transparent.

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