La NFL y la AI

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Parece que, al menos en este deporte en particular, todavía tiene mucho que aprender. Dejemos de lado los marcadores porque eso es cuestión de suerte extrema, de adivinación real y concluyente, basémonos solamente en ganadores y perdedores, para ser benévolos.

No le fue nada bien a la AI en sus previsiones: Los Ángeles Rams venció a Chicago Bears, San Francisco 49ers perdió con Seattle Seahawks, Buffalo Bills perdió con Denver Broncos y finalmente acertó uno: New England Patriots venció a Houston Texans. 25% de efectividad es poco para algo que se supone muy inteligente.

Para peor, hubo un retroceso significativo respecto a las predicciones para los juegos de Wild Card de la semana anterior, en esa oportunidad acertó a Rams, Bears, Patriots y Texans, solo erró con Bills y 49ers. Muchísimo mejor que en esta semana que acaba de concluir, 66,66% de efectividad.

Sí entiendo que en esto de la NFL es significativamente difícil encontrar equipos tan dominantes como en otros deportes, el fútbol, por ejemplo, porque aquí la paridad es palpable, más todavía en los juegos de playoffs donde todos se dejan hasta la piel para llegar a ese último juego que significa la gloria eterna.

Sinceramente no sé si la tecnología conseguirá alguna vez la perfección en sus diagnósticos en todos los ámbitos de aplicación, en algunos temas será sumamente importante que tienda a la excelencia, en otros, tremendamente aburrido.

Recuerden por favor que ambas ilustraciones son erróneas y solo están aquí para recordar predicciones hechas por AI, como dije, la mayoría de ellas equivocadas.

Mientras la AI continúe fallando, podremos disfrutar a pleno de la NFL y aunque ya no queda ningún equipo que me sea totalmente simpático, veré los encuentros por el título de cada división y por supuesto no me perderé el Super Bowl, uno de los espectáculos deportivos más importantes en el planeta.

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The NFL and AI

The poster illustrating this article, showing the NFL divisional round scores, might confuse those unfamiliar with this exciting sport. However, I want to clarify that it's not a mistake; it's an AI-generated prediction of the possible outcomes of the games in this decisive stage. This prediction is based on an analysis of one of the many developments in this revolutionary technology that exist today and are being used with increasing frequency in all areas of human life.

The social media site where I found this ad doesn't specify which engine was used, although we know that the vast majority rely on the same principles and resources to perform their work, with nuances, of course, because otherwise, choosing one over another would simply be a matter of personal preference.

It seems that, at least in this particular sport, AI still has much to learn. Let's disregard the scores, as that's a matter of extreme luck, of true and conclusive divination. Let's focus solely on winners and losers, to be charitable.

The AI ​​didn't fare well in its predictions: the Los Angeles Rams beat the Chicago Bears, the San Francisco 49ers lost to the Seattle Seahawks, the Buffalo Bills lost to the Denver Broncos, and it finally got one right: the New England Patriots beat the Houston Texans. A 25% success rate is low for something that's supposed to be very intelligent.

To make matters worse, there was a significant drop compared to the predictions for the previous week's Wild Card games. Back then, it correctly predicted the Rams, Bears, Patriots, and Texans, only missing the Bills and 49ers. That was a much better result than this past week, with a 66.66% success rate.

I do understand that in the NFL it's significantly difficult to find teams as dominant as in other sports, like soccer, for example, because the parity is palpable, especially in the playoffs, where everyone gives their all to reach that final game that represents eternal glory.

I honestly don't know if technology will ever achieve perfect diagnoses in all areas of application. In some areas, it will be extremely important for it to strive for excellence; in others, it will be incredibly boring.

Please remember that both illustrations are incorrect and are only here to remind us of predictions made by AI, most of which, as I said, were wrong.

As long as AI continues to fail, we can fully enjoy the NFL, and even though there isn't a single team I'm completely fond of anymore, I'll watch the games for each division title, and of course, I won't miss the Super Bowl, one of the most important sporting events on the planet.