{"id":70755,"date":"2018-05-13T11:00:58","date_gmt":"2018-05-13T16:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=70755"},"modified":"2018-05-13T11:00:58","modified_gmt":"2018-05-13T16:00:58","slug":"stats-llc-brings-artificial-intelligence-to-sports-broadcasts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/stats-llc-brings-artificial-intelligence-to-sports-broadcasts\/","title":{"rendered":"Stats LLC Brings Artificial Intelligence to Sports Broadcasts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Darren Zaslau<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Medill Reports<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">Stats LLC, a Chicago sports data and technology company, is creating artificial intelligence to be used in sports broadcasts. The company is training computers to track player and ball movement during games to reveal advanced analytics for broadcasters, such as similar plays and success rates. 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