AMERICANTHINKER - I read the news today, oh boy, about pollsters who flunked the grade
By Silvio Canto, Jr. Polling was never an exact science, but the exploding number of polls and pollsters may explain why it’s having more problems than usual now.
WASHINGTONPOST (Jeremy B. Merrill, Jonathan O'Connell, Luke Connors) - We had AI analyze 50 hours of sports on TV. It detected gambling ads everywhere.
Has the marketing gone too far?
WASHINGTONPOST (Jeremy B. Merrill, Luke Connors, Emily Giambalvo) - Here’s how we used AI to find gambling ads in televised sports
The Post used AI to analyze 50 televised sports games for references to betting.
AXIOS (Russell Contreras) - AI is coming for rodeo, the last major U.S. sport untouched by analytics
Eight seconds on a bull has always been about instinct, not data. That's starting to change, as artificial intelligence moves into rodeo arenas and brings analytics to one of America's most tradition-bound sports. Why it matters: Rodeo has long defined itself as the last major American sport untouched by analytics. If AI takes hold in training and broadcasts, it won't just change how riders compete but redefine the cowboy's identity . State of play: The shift isn't just technological. It's cultural. - Cowboys are one of America's most enduring symbols of independence and tradition. Their embrace of AI could serve as a bridge between high-tech innovation and communities that often see it as threatening. - "We're applying real-world…
AI:Rodeo, one of America's most tradition-bound sports, is being transformed by an influx of AI analytics through a new partnership between Teton Ridge, Palantir, and NVIDIA. Using edge computing and computer vision, this technology tracks the skeletal movement of riders and livestock in real time to provide instant performance metrics, aiming to enhance broadcasts and supplement judging decisions with data-driven insights. While proponents argue these tools offer unprecedented training capabilities and fan engagement for events like bull riding and barrel racing, the shift faces cultural resistance from traditionalists who fear the algorithmization of cowboy grit and the replacement of instinct with optimized entertainment. This…Open