Texas clarifies AI lab was not used to call play against Florida

Summarised from Fox News's report · Updated 23 Oct, 19:39 · Archive

Texas clarified that its new artificial intelligence lab was not used to call a fourth-down play against Florida.

Texas fans expressed concern after reports suggested head coach Steve Sarkisian used the new Bevo Lab artificial intelligence platform to call a fourth-down play during the Longhorns' game against Florida. The university had announced the creation of the state-of-the-art facility on Friday, a 25,000-square-foot lab developed in partnership with Google to support innovative decision-making and daily activities across the athletic department.

The lab is intended to assist with various aspects of college athletics, including revenue-sharing and roster building. However, the timing of the announcement alongside reports of AI involvement in play-calling during the Florida game prompted clarification from the athletic department that the technology was not used for that specific fourth-down decision.

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• Did Texas use artificial intelligence to call fourth-down play against Florida? Longhorns AD clarifies reportTexas fans panicked after a report suggested Steve Sarkisian used the new Bevo Lab AI platform to call a critical fourth-down play against Florida.Fox News · 23 Oct, 19:16

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