The paper should make clear what is the AI you are referring to; whom does it affect the most; what type of changes it generates; and whether is there ethical considerations we should be aware of.
Michelle_Michy
20201004013812automation_in_sports_journalism_for_dr._ivan_s_class_on_3_19_19.pdf
Automation’s Future in Sports and Society
Assistant Professor Michael Rizzo
Director, Journalism Program
College of Professional Studies
March 19, 2019
SPG 315
Creativity and Innovation in Sport
Technology’s Future in Sports and Society
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Frank Rizzo
1985: For the first time in history, ABC mounts
a micro-miniature camera on the mask of the
home plate umpire.
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Cars that drive
themselves,
machines that
read X-rays and
algorithms that
respond to customer-service inquiries are
all manifestations of powerful new forms of
automation [that] increase productivity
and improve our lives… “What the future of work will mean for jobs, skills, and wages.” 2017, McKinsey Global Institute.
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As the first wave of the industrial revolution
hit…Displaced farm-related workers [learned] new skills [and] higher wages
created a new and expanding middle class.
[In] the fourth wave of industrial
revolution…Different skills will be needed to fill new jobs, many of which are not even
known now. (About a third of the jobs in the
U.S. today didn’t exist three decades ago.) “ The Effects of Automation” by Jim Smith, Quality Magazine, July, 2018.
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Sports are dominated by data and data
analytics. www.idtech.com/blog /how-technology-is-impacting-sports
During the 2011-12 season, SportVU [cameras
captured] data from 233 regular- and post-season
games…identifying and tracking key events related to individual play..[and when] paired with
results (shot attempts, conversions, locations,
rebounds, etc) [it created] the first
comprehensive player tracking system.. www.sporttechie.com/sportvu-pulls-nba-analytics-forward/
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Put this kind of information in the hands of
the GM…and you…change the business of building the roster.
www.sporttechie.com/sportvu-pulls-nba-analytics-forward/
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www.cnet.com
https ://theconversation.com/beyond-the-line-call-how-hawk-eye-can-improve-performance-35962
…it solves a real problem. It eliminates the human element of line-calling…
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Productivity is an obvious benefit of
automation. However, reliability is the real
gem that sparkles with automation… Automated operations ensure that jobs are
not forgotten…completed successfully, that the input data is correct, and that any
special processing is performed.
“Advantages of Automation.” www.helpsystems.com
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With technology like the PITCHf/x® system that tracks pitch
trajectories to within one inch, SMT continues to influence the way
people view and analyze the game. www.smt.com/baseball
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www.svnsportsbroadcasting.com/index.php/29-feature-content/121-automated-sports-production
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www.engineering.com
Following supervised learning based on [a
human camera] operator's actions, the
[robotic camera] was able to predict how to
pan the camera in a way that…did indeed mimic a human operator.
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Natural Language Generation (NLG) is
the term for creating human-sounding
narrative out of data using algorithms
and machine learning.
https://automatedinsights.com/blog /the-automated-future-of-journalism/
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http://futureof.org /sports-2015/
www.poynter.org
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…with AI platform IBM Watson, [Wimbledon tennis tournament] is able to assemble full
highlight reels of live events within five minutes
of the end of a match, some two to 10 hours
more quickly than before. “Wimbledon serves up AI-enabled highlights” by Adrian Pennington, July, 2018, www.ibc.org
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Smart sensors and software can track body
movement in real-time, allowing AI and human
coaches to improve performance. https://novatiosolutions.com/artificial-intelligence-future-sports
www.sporttechie.com
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1. Empathy and communication
2. Critical thinking
3. Creativity
4. Strategy 5. Technological management, installation, and upkeep
6. Physical skills
7. Imagination and vision
Brendan Marr, Aug. 2018, www.forbes.com
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"When you take away the home-plate
umpire's control over the strike zone,
you take away a principal piece of his
authority in terms of managing the
whole game...there is a serious
management-of-the-game issue you'd
have to think about with respect to that
change." MLB commissioner Rob Manfred
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www.engineering.com
…human camera operators are able to anticipate action and can adjust the
camera's pan, tilt and zoom
controls…The result is video imagery that is smooth and aesthetically
pleasing.
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“How The Associated Press uses robotic cameras to shoot the Olympics” by Kristen Hare, Aug. 2016, www.poynter.org
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“What the future of work will mean for jobs, skills, and wages.” 2017, McKinsey Global Institute.
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AI will provide data and information… But figure out your value, what makes
you unique and special and lean
into…your ability to relate, motivate, lead and work as a team. These are hard
to find qualities in a software system.
“How Artificial Intelligence Will Affect the Sports Industry of the Future,” by Brian Clapp, Feb. 26, 2018, www.workinsports.com
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Outlined against a blue-gray October sky, the Four
Horsemen rode again. In dramatic lore they are
known as Famine, Pestilence, Destruction and Death.
These are only aliases. Their real names are
Stuhldreher, Miller, Crowley and Layden. They formed
the crest of the South Bend cyclone before which
another fighting Army football team was swept over
the precipice at the Polo Grounds yesterday afternoon
as 55,000 spectators peered down on the bewildering
panorama spread on the green plain below.
Grantland Rice, New York Herald Tribune, Oct. 18, 1924
Assistant Professor Michael Rizzo
Director, Journalism Program
College of Professional Studies
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for you?
Assistant Professor Michael Rizzo
Director, Journalism Program
College of Professional Studies
Thank you!
SPG 315
Creativity and Innovation in Sport
