Wednesday, July 06, 2022

FIFA will allow robots using AI to play at football 2026 World Cup

Caution: Satire!

"FIFA, the international governing body of association football,* has announced it will use AI-powered cameras to help referees make offside calls at the 2022 World Cup.

The semi-automated system consists of a sensor in the ball that relays its position on the field 500 times a second, and 12 tracking cameras mounted underneath the roof of stadiums, which use machine learning to track 29 points in players’ bodies. ..."

FIFA will track players’ bodies using AI to make offside calls at 2022 World Cup - The Verge The system will give referees more data to make decisions



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