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Tennis players criticize AI technology used by Wimbledon
Some tennis players are not happy with Wimbledon’s new AI line judges, as reported by The Telegraph. This is the first year the prestigious tennis
Notably, British tennis star Emma Raducanu called out the technology for missing a ball that her opponent hit out, but instead had to be played as if it were in. Debbie Jevans, chair of the All England Club, the organization that hosts Wimbledon, hit back at Raducanu and Draper, saying, “When we did have linesmen, we were constantly asked why we didn’t have electronic line calling because it’s more accurate than the rest of the tour.” The critiques reveal the friction in completely replacing humans with AI, making the case for why a human-AI balance is perhaps necessary as more organizations adopt such technology.
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