Artificial Intelligence to Predict Sports Injuries

nakhla writes "MSNBC.com is running a story on how an Italian soccer team is using artificial intelligence to predict sports injuries. The team is working with Computer Associates to develop neural network technology that can be combined with daily tests of the athletes to determine patterns which occur right before a player gets injured. Of course, one has to assume that it wouldn't be able to predict a player getting kicked in the head in the middle of the game, resulting in a concussion." I was wondering how to tie a World Cup story into Slashdot. Congratulations to Senegal.

Comments

I see it already.

[gTsiros]

-Ok, jim, my computer says you will break your right kneecap on the 35 minute. So, try to be still around then.
-Ok
(at the 35th minute jim stands still, at which point a brick from the fans smashes his head).

The coach returned the brogram cause it was bugged.

Artificial intelligence and sports

[BluedemonX]

I thought artificial intelligence as it relates to sports is either

1. Grade inflation so that the jocks won't miss the big game for the state championships

OR

2. Jocks buying term papers on the internet or beating up the liberal arts students to get them to do it for them so that they don't get considered unable to play by the NCAA and therefore miss the upcoming national championships.

World Cup

[Edward Teach]

I'd watch the World Cup but I don't really care for yahting.

funny semantics

[datastew]

genies that could warn of a rotor cuff about to explode in the new hot prospect's shoulder.[emphasis mine]

Unless their "new hot prospect" is a helicopter, I think they mean rotator cuff.

Source Code Excerpt

[apg]

Here's a portion of the AI code that was leaked:

if (player.runWith == "scissors") {
player.injury.type = "puncture wound";
}
else if (player.christmasGift = "Red Rider BB Gun") {
alert("You'll shoot your eye out.");
}

Re:English for Americans. Tip #46

[UncleFluffy]

Unlike the World Series, the World Cup actually contains teams from around the world.

I think the best version of this comment was given by John Cleese on US TV in an interview around the Clinton/Lewinsky newsfest. It went something like "There are three differences between the English and Americans. 1) We speak English, you don't. 2) When we host a world championship, we invite other countries to join in, and 3) When you meet our head of state, you only have to go down on one knee, not two."