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What tennis reveals about AI’s impact on human behaviour
Since the introduction of Hawk-Eye, umpires have been biting their tongues.
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Australian tennis legend Peter McNamara complaining to the umpire during his match against American John McEnroe in the M1 Motorola Champions 2000 tournament.
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The Economist
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Wimbledon’s centre court has seen its share of rivalries; think of McEnroe versus Borg, or Williams versus Williams. But for Mr David Almog, a behavioural economist at Northwestern University, the match worth tuning in for is umpire versus machine.
How artificial intelligence (AI) oversight affects human decision-making is an important question in a world where algorithms play an ever-larger role in everyday life. Car drivers, financial traders and air traffic controllers already routinely see their decisions overruled by AI systems put in place to rapidly correct poor judgment. Doctors, judges and even soldiers could be next.
