We hear it all the time these days: Artificial intelligence is going to take our jobs. And although, for various reasons, we can still have serious doubts about this at the present time, it actually s...
We hear it all the time these days: Artificial intelligence is going to take our jobs. And although, for various reasons, we can still have serious doubts about this at the present time, it actually seems to have happened in the case of former Spanish national coach Robert Moreno.
According to a report by the British ‘Sun’, he ultimately failed at the Russian second division club FC Sochi last September because he relied too heavily on ChatGPT.
Moreno had agreed with the club to step down from his position after his team managed to collect only one point from seven matches.
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The former sporting director of FC Sochi, Andrei Orlov, has now explained that Moreno was a big fan of the chatbot and consistently relied on the tool, even for some rather bizarre decisions.
As an example, Orlov cited an away trip to Khabarovsk, where Moreno used “Chatty” to plan the team’s schedule. He reportedly ordered the players to train at seven in the morning two days before the match. In addition, the 48-year-old is said to have demanded that the team stay awake for 28 hours straight.
Orlov reported in an interview with ‘Russia Today’, which the Sun references in its article, that these instructions were met with great incomprehension by the players (no big surprise).
Moreno also relied on artificial intelligence when selecting a new striker last summer. Out of three options, ChatGPT chose Artur Schushenatschev, who was then signed and failed to score a single goal in ten matches.
According to Orlov, the chatbot was one of the coach’s most important tools. In addition to the alleged lack of empathy, the strict focus on possession football, and the lack of prioritization of set pieces in training (also a tip from “Chatty”?), this was probably one of the reasons why Moreno had to vacate his seat on the coaching bench after almost two years.
Conclusion: Yes, artificial intelligence can indeed contribute to losing your job – but at the current stage, probably only if you switch off your own brain and rely exclusively on a chatbot.
What do you think? Will artificial intelligence become increasingly important in football as well? Feel free to write your thoughts in the comments!
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.
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