ABSTRACT

It seems that artificial intelligence (AI) is always just five years away, but it never arrives. Recently, however, developments have made the practical utility of game theory a genuine reality. Will sport provide the petri dish in which AI will prove itself? What do domain specialists like managers and coaches want to know that they can’t currently find out, and can AI provide the answer? What competitive advantages might AI provide for recruitment, performance and tactics, health and fitness, pedagogy, broadcasting, eSports, gambling and stadium design in the future? Written by leading experts in both sports management and AI, AI for Sports begins to answer these and many other questions on the future of AI for sports.

chapter |8 pages

Introduction

part 1|38 pages

How Did We Get to Where We Are?

chapter 1|12 pages

Before Turing (pre-1950)

chapter 2|12 pages

The Sports Analyst Cometh

chapter 3|12 pages

Sabermetrics, Moneyball and AI

part 2|58 pages

Where Are We Now?

chapter 4|8 pages

Technology Closes the Gap on Theory

chapter 5|8 pages

The Sports Ecosystem

chapter 6|8 pages

The Performance

chapter 7|14 pages

AI in the Game

chapter 8|18 pages

AI around the Game

part 3|36 pages

Where Do We Go from Here?

chapter 9|18 pages

A Future within the Game

chapter 10|12 pages

A Future Around the Game

chapter |4 pages

Conclusion