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Soccer match ruined when AI-controlled camera mistakes ref’s bald head for ball
SB Nation ^ | 30 Oct 2020 | James Dator

Posted on 10/31/2020 8:43:11 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT

Technology in sports is a beautiful thing, but sometimes even the greatest inventions can go wrong. This happened over the weekend in a soccer game in Scotland, when an AI-controlled camera got confused, and thought a lineman’s bald head was the ball.

...To make matters worse Scotland is under strict social distancing measures. With no fans in attendance this was the only ways for fans of Iverness and Ayr United to watch the match, and instead they were treated to 90 minutes of head watching.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Humor; Sports
KEYWORDS: ai; bald; hairchallenged; scotland; soccer
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1 posted on 10/31/2020 8:43:11 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
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To make matters worse Scotland is under strict social distancing measures. With no fans in attendance this was the only ways for fans of Iverness and Ayr United to watch the match, and instead they were treated to 90 minutes of head watching.

This is because we live in Clown World.

2 posted on 10/31/2020 8:46:53 AM PDT by Drew68
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Don’t let them arm SkyNet...


3 posted on 10/31/2020 8:48:46 AM PDT by epluribus_2 (He, had the best mom - ever.)
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This is too funny.


4 posted on 10/31/2020 8:49:46 AM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs. I)
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Might be the funniest thing I have seen in a while.


5 posted on 10/31/2020 8:53:15 AM PDT by T. P. Pole
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Did the ref get top (pun intended) billing?


6 posted on 10/31/2020 8:55:55 AM PDT by immadashell (Save Innocent Lives - ban Gun Free Zones)
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Hilarious!!!!!!


7 posted on 10/31/2020 8:56:33 AM PDT by JBW1949 (I'm really PC.....Patriotically Correct)
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A real eagle-eyed system... well, at least the eagle that killed Aeschylus.
8 posted on 10/31/2020 8:58:56 AM PDT by KarlInOhio (The greatest threat to world freedom is the Chinese Communist Party and Joe Biden is their puppet.)
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🤡🤡🤡🤡
9 posted on 10/31/2020 9:02:49 AM PDT by KC_Lion
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No technical person was monitoring?


10 posted on 10/31/2020 9:05:39 AM PDT by SkyDancer (~ Pilots: Looking Down On People Since 1903 ~)
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From now on, the refs uniform must include a wig.


11 posted on 10/31/2020 9:06:33 AM PDT by seowulf
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Now this is truly funny.


12 posted on 10/31/2020 9:10:08 AM PDT by Sequoyah101 (We are governed by the consent of the governed and we are fools for allowing it.)
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It serves ‘em right for being soccer fans.


13 posted on 10/31/2020 9:12:12 AM PDT by Rockingham
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90 minutes and no McEinstein figured to hit the off button?


14 posted on 10/31/2020 9:12:40 AM PDT by SpaceBar
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It serves ‘em right for being soccer fans.


Absolutely. The NFL and NBA is so much better.


15 posted on 10/31/2020 9:12:51 AM PDT by lodi90
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So IA doesn’t look for the FIFA logo???


16 posted on 10/31/2020 9:14:22 AM PDT by gov_bean_ counter (In this circus called the Democrat Party, Biden is the monkey and Harris is the organ grinder...)
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VAR is killing soccer, even for us soccer fans, it’s making it unwatchable.


17 posted on 10/31/2020 9:15:05 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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It's all fun until...

...you realize that the AI programmer still didn't get help for his a-trichophilia fetish...

18 posted on 10/31/2020 9:16:12 AM PDT by Calvin Locke
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No true Scotsman at least. :)


19 posted on 10/31/2020 9:16:24 AM PDT by xp38
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Soccer match ruined when AI-controlled camera mistakes ref’s bald head for ball

Okay, it's a mistake. Focus on bald head. I only take issue with the word "ruined".

Why does it follow it was ruined? For me it is enhanced. Although, I'm more inclined to view baseball.

20 posted on 10/31/2020 9:17:34 AM PDT by C210N
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