Creativity killer? Paudie Clifford and Cian O'Neill on data and AI in Gaelic football 

Kerry star Paudie Clifford didn't shy away from voicing the reservation many hold, that players can become a prisoner of their numbers. 

L-R: Kerry footballers Paudie Clifford, Siofra O’ Shea, Kayleigh Cronin along with Dr. Breda O’ Dwyer of MTU and Kerry ladies S&C coach Eric McDonnell at the John McCarthy AI Summer School in the RDI hub Killorglin. Pic: RDI Hub

Data gets a bad rap in modern Gaelic football. It might even be data, some argue, that has tipped the sport into its current state of introspection, about to turn itself inside out to try fix all that has gone wrong with the game.

So a panel discussion in Kerry on data and Artificial Intelligence in sport was bound to throw up intriguing conundrums. It wrapped up an insightful day at the 5th John McCarthy AI Summer School in the RDI hub Killorglin, where industry leaders outlined the knowledge generative AI and wearables can spit out to enhance sporting performance.