Review on Advancements in Artificial Intelligence and its Applications in Sports
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The sport industry is being transformed by Artificial Intelligence (AI) in many ways. This paper seeks to discuss how AI has improved sports science, particularly in boosting the athletes’ performance and avoiding injuries, through various machine learning models like Extreme Gradient Boosting, Support Vector Machines, and Random Forest Regression. These AI tools are more effective than the traditional methods, as they predict the athletes’ performance results more accurately and managing their injuries more proactively. This paper also discusses the challenges of using AI in the sport industry, particularly in terms of data privacy and the reliability of the models. With the aid of AI, it is of no doubt that sport science will have a promising future.
Manuscript received: 24 Oct 2024 | Revised: 10 Dec 2024 | Accepted: 17 Dec 2024 | Published: 31 Mar 2025
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