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AI and Hawk-Eye Oversight in Tennis Matches-by Michael Roberts Source:Thuppahis Item circulated by Richard Rodrigo, clearly a Sri Lankan Citizen of the World, 24 February 2024 Since the introduction of Hawk-Eye, Tennis umpires have been biting their tongues. Wimbledon’s centre court has seen its share of rivalries; think of McEnroe v Borg, or Williams v Williams. But for David Almog, a behavioural economist at Northwestern University, the match worth tuning in for is umpire v machine. How ai oversight affects human decision-making is an important question in a world where algorithms play an ever-larger role in everyday life. Car drivers, financial traders and air-traffic controllers already routinely see their decisions overruled by ai systems put in place to rapidly correct poor judgment. Doctors, judges and even soldiers could be next. ...