handsofclay Posted March 28, 2020 Report Share Posted March 28, 2020 We are constantly being told that robots have already been developed with superior skills and intelligence to us humans. Nightmare scenarios are constantly perpetrated regarding how AI will take over from humans in the not too distant future, making us all redundant. Well, quite a few people are redundant at the moment, including footballers. So where are these robots? Surely, they should be ready to step into the breach? Detractors of football always slate it as a non intellectual pursuit where 22 people kick a bag of wind around. Surely, then, it is feasible to expect that during this prolonged period where humans are not allowed to play football that by now 22 robots would have been revealed to us that can kick a bag of wind around. Some might even have been tweaked to replicate the free-kick technique of Ronaldo or even the classy wingplay of Garrincha. Even if they are devoid of these skills and can only replicate your average player on The Downs, it'll be something to watch. They might even be of a decent enough standard to fulfil the remainder of the fixture lists. The absence of this Robot Football League leads me to conclude that robots are centuries away from replacing human beings and what we are constantly being fed about AI by scientific boffins is a load of ******** Incidentally, we now know what the Coronavirus bug looks like as its magnified picture is shown to us regularly accompanying news items, so why not issue us all with magnifying lenses so we can spot the buggers approaching us and then get out of their way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weepywall Posted March 28, 2020 Report Share Posted March 28, 2020 At times this season I thought we already had robots playing for us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
22A Posted March 28, 2020 Report Share Posted March 28, 2020 21 minutes ago, handsofclay said: The absence of this Robot Football League leads me to conclude that robots are centuries away from replacing human beings and what we are constantly being fed about AI by scientific boffins is a load of ******** Having watched "Westworld", would there be a danger of robot players thinking for themselves? Sack the Managers and replace them with computer programmers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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