October 19, 2009

Sportswriters: Who Needs Them?

by Balk posted @1:10 PM

Can a web-crawling algorithm generate a readable sports story? Yes, more or less.

 
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  1. riggssm [#760]

    That's the only story I read about that game, and it was written by a robot? Cripes.

    I'd argue with Carr that the robot didn't bury the lede (the Angels sweeping), but missed the nuance in the box score: for those of us freezing our nuts off at Fenway, innings 1–7 appeared to be a Red Sox win. And then Papelbot had his first post-season blown save (with a postscript noting the sweep).

  2. atipofthehat [#797]

    But when will the other robots be ready?

    Sportswriting was not at the top of my list.

  3. boyofdestiny [#1243]

    What next? A robot that can replicate pithy news commentary? That'll be the day.

  4. Matt [#26]

    How about sports strategists? (I think the Washington Redskins should try coaching this way.)

 

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