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Google DeepMind's TacticAI can predict football plays 8 seconds before they happen. Palmeiras is using it first.
Google's TacticAI predicts football plays 8 seconds ahead. Liverpool experts preferred its tactics 90% of the time. Palmeiras is the first club using it in live play.
TL;DR
- Google DeepMind's TacticAI predicts football plays up to 8 seconds ahead using geometric deep learning.
- Football experts preferred TacticAI's tactical recommendations 90% of the time in a study with Liverpool FC.
- Palmeiras is the first club to use TacticAI for live open-play analysis, moving beyond set-piece predictions.
- The AI enables coaches to simulate tactical changes and analyze their effects on team and opponent dynamics.
- The underlying technology has potential applications in autonomous robots, traffic systems, and logistics.
- Football has been slower to adopt AI tactics compared to sports like baseball and basketball due to its complex dynamics.