Germany's World Cup Loss Proves Artificial Intelligence is Not Perfect
The German researchers who predicted either Spain or Germany would win the world cup watched its secondary choice get eliminated from the World Cup during an engaging match against South Korea.
As previously reported by Interesting Engineering, the researchers picked Spain as the most likely winner with a 17.8% probability of success and a 73% chance of reaching the quarter-finals. However, the researchers added that if Germany were to clear the group phase of the competition, its chances of reaching the quarter-finals would increase to 58%.
Germany's World Cup Loss Proves Artificial Intelligence is Not Perfect
Data analytics have always been an integral part of sports. Seasonal player stats can make or break a professional player's chances of higher salaries or switching teams. Horse race fans check the performance history of horses before waging bets.
However, the rapid evolution of artificial intelligence has led to a fast-paced new world of seeing what group can produce the most accurate outcomes of events given the sports analytics. While the German loss was devastating to both the researchers and to millions around the world, the use of machine learning to determine a winner is far from over. Plus, it can have a second crack at picking the correct winner -- in another four years.
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