Showing posts with label Wimbledon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wimbledon. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Player faith in technology shaken by storm around AI line-calling at Wimbledon; The Guardian, July 7, 2025

Tumaini Carayol , The Guardian; Player faith in technology shaken by storm around AI line-calling at Wimbledon

"Bright on Monday morning, the Wimbledon chief executive, Sally Bolton, fielded a contentious scheduled meeting with the media, which was almost entirely centred around ELC. Bolton asserted repeatedly that the mistake was purely down to human error, that the protocols had been changed to prevent a similar issue and that ELC has otherwise been working accurately during the tournament. At the very least, the situation with Pavlyuchenkova also underlined the importance of having contingency plans for when technology fails, including the possibility of umpires using video replay."

Friday, July 7, 2023

In – or out? Wimbledon considers replacing line judges with AI; The Guardian, July 7, 2023

, The Guardian ; In – or out? Wimbledon considers replacing line judges with AI

"Line judges dodging serves at breakneck speed and arguing with hot-headed players could soon become a thing of the past.

Wimbledon is considering replacing the on-court officials with artificial intelligence.

Jamie Baker, the tournament director of the championships, said the club was not ruling out the move as it tries to balance preserving its traditions with technological innovation.

In April, the men’s ATP tour announced that line judges would be replaced by an electronic calling system, which uses a combination of cameras and AI technology, from 2025."