How will AI and new technology help sport, on and off the pitch: Key Takeaways

This article is a part of a series of articles where the author recaps the discussion at LawInSport’s Global Summit. It examines the discourse in the third panel titled ‘How will AI and new technology help sport, on and off the pitch’.

To view a recording of the session, please click here.

The Panel

• Steven Flynn - Barrister, 2 Temple Gardens
• Damian Smith - Chief Technology Officer, Podium Analytics
• Laura Jeffords Greenberg - AI and Legal Tech Consultant, formerly in-house at Unity, Red Bull, and the NFL
• Leo Davidson - Barrister, 11KBW

The discourse began by outlining the patterns of artificial intelligence (“AI”), an invention causing quite the stir in the past year. Steven Flynn highlighted AI sets out to utilise data and science to merely problem solve and is not intending to take over human endeavours. AI’s potential impact is boundless, and at this point rather unknown, but undoubtedly it will strongly impact the world of sport in the coming years. A variety of technological innovations deploying AI were discussed, with interesting and wide-reaching impacts on sport.

Outline

• Aiming to improve athlete welfare through anonymised data
• Using data as means of injury prevention
• Data aiding concussion research
• Other uses of new technologies
• Regulation of AI Tools
  • Position in the EU
  • Position in the UK
• Concluding Thoughts