Fri, 07 Feb 2025

Fri, 07 Feb 2025 San Francisco 49ers president touts AI as key to next-generation scouting

San Francisco 49ers executives, who also run English football club Leeds, are using artificial intelligence to help assess talent for both football and soccer.
The San Francisco 49ers, led by President Al Guido, are exploring the use of artificial intelligence to improve their talent assessment for both football and soccer players. The team's scouting process was highlighted as flawed after quarterback Brock Purdy, a last-minute pick in the 2022 NFL draft, went on to lead the 49ers to the Super Bowl. To address these challenges, Guido is working to integrate advanced statistics and AI into their evaluation process, aiming to identify key traits in players that may have been overlooked by traditional scouting methods.
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