The FIRST head of AI in English Football! - Stuart Fenton #101

The FIRST head of AI in English Football! - Stuart Fenton #101 Keep updated and connect with me via my website 👉🏼 https://www.chris-gill.comThis episode is sponsored by SMART Technologies and the SMART Board Mini — a compact interactive display designed for coaches and performance analysts.Find out more here 👉🏼 https://go.smarttech.com/ChrisGill◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️As always, this podcast is also sponsored by In-Play Online! Tag and analyse your sports videos like the professionals. All from just £10/month!Check it out here 👉🏼 https://in-playsports.com/software/individuals?fpr=chrisgill_ukUse code GILL20 for 20% discount!◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️Stuart Fenton is the Head of AI at Reading FC, which makes him the first head of AI in English football!In this episode we learn a little about Stuart's background, how he got the job, and get his thoughts on how AI is being used within football0:00 - Introduction1:57 - Stuart joins and gives some background9:05 - Different types of AI (LLMs, computer vision etc.)19:09 - What is the current bottleneck for AI in football?22:58 - Where does Stuart 'fit' at Reading FC?27:48 - Partnering with AI companies32:20 - How Stuart has been received at the club38:15 - What would be a success for Stuart?40:54 - An average week for Stuart46:30 - The OpenAI project with Wolfsburg FC54:07 - Predictive analysis58:29 - What AI can't replace & job displacement1:02:57 - Will AI begin to make decisions?1:09:04 - How to get started with AI in football1:15:19 - Summary, idea for a part 2?OpenAI and Wolfsburg article: https://openai.com/index/vfl-wolfsburg/ Book MentionedHow to win the Premier League: https://amzn.to/4tdTRkA◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️PAID RESOURCES 💻 Video Analysis Software (GILL20 for 20% off) - https://in-playsports.com/software/individuals?fpr=chrisgill_uk 📊 Learn data skills with Data Camp: https://datacamp.pxf.io/WqBZGA ◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️Music from #InAudio: https://inaudio.org/ Track Name: Killers In The Jungle AI in English Football! - Stuart Fenton #101