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Artificial Intelligence to Predict Sports Injuries

Posted by michael on from the slow-down-cowboy dept.

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.

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  1. Artificial intelligence and sports by BluedemonX · · Score: 3, Funny

    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.

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  2. funny semantics by datastew · · Score: 3, Funny
    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.
  3. Source Code Excerpt by apg · · Score: 5, Funny

    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.");
    }