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Under the directives of Supreme Council for Youth and Sport first deputy chairman, General Sports Authority (GSA) chairman and Bahrain Olympic Committee president Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Artificial Intelligence sport committee held its first meeting to discuss recommendations made by the Bahraini Sports Summit 2023.
The virtual meeting was attended by Dr Jassim Haji, president of the International Group of Artificial Intelligence (IGOAI); Anthony Cioppa (Belgium), postdoctoral researcher in computer vision and deep learning; Badr Boussabat, president of AI TOGETHER and AI Coach (Belgium); Chan Yeob Yeun, associate professor at Khalifa University (UAE); and Pedro Fernandez Mestriner (Spain), CEO of Horizm.
The committee members expressed their appreciation for Shaikh Khalid’s keenness to integrate AI in Bahraini sports.
The meeting proposed analysing visual and written data in local football competitions using Soccer Net, aiming to develop artificial intelligence capabilities and future predictions.
The committee recommended applying AI in sports, implementing Bahraini Sports Summit outcomes, and discussing preparations for Bahrain’s third AI conference to enhance the Bahrain’s status in hosting sports conferences in the region
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