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‘Synthetic twin’: Why Socceroo Cristian Volpato is the latest footballer to license his AI clone

Athletes’ scramble to control – and monetise – their digital identities at the cutting edge of AI rights dealsGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastThe Socceroos star stares at the camera as he strides through an enormous atrium, the sound of his football boots on polished concrete echoing around him. Suddenly,

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‘I’m always being real’: what on earth persuades disgraced people like Elizabeth Holmes to let the cameras in?

With You Can See Everything, Holmes joins other such high-profile subjects as Lance Armstrong, Imelda Marcos and Anthony Weiner to allow film-makers to document their lives. But do they ever come out well?In You Can See Everything, convicted fraudster Elizabeth Holmes invites film-makers Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim into her home in a supposed act

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AFL tells Sportsbet to stop using players in AI generated content

Exclusive: Gambling firm working with AFL ‘on the evolving use of AI in our content’ as it deletes video depicting Lachie Neale saying ‘I want to thank me for believing in me’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe AFL has told its official gambling partner, Sportsbet, to stop featuring its high-profile

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The Spin | Robots bowling the perfect doosra are some way off but AI is already reshaping cricket

Artificial intelligence is not replacing the player, coach or analyst, but it is certainly allowing them to do moreDaniel Kokotajlo, a former researcher at OpenAI, warned last week that it was possible we would end up “creating a new species that ends up ruling the world”. Once the initial shock wore off, and I’d considered

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Bill Simmons’s embrace of ChatGPT is a breach of his website’s creative spirit

The founder of The Ringer and Grantland was famous for discovering and developing writers. Now he is promoting a technology eroding the creative industriesBill Simmons may have stopped writing with any regularity in the mid-2010s – he claims his fingers don’t work – but that won’t stop him from reminding you of his greatest hits.

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‘People in Japan thought we made footy up’: Pro Jank Footy, the video game taking Australian rules to the world

Game developer David Ashby and Aunty Donna’s Broden Kelly talk about their chaotic and silly sport game – involving meat pies with legs and Ford Falcons on the ovalTry explaining Australian rules football to anyone outside Australia, and “it sounds like you’re making it up,” says David Ashby, the multi-hyphenate comedic mind behind deeply silly

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Game, set, Chat: how tennis players use AI to scout opponents and run their lives

The emergence of GenAI has led to a generational shift with stars conflicted on the impact of technology on their sportNot so long ago, Emma Raducanu was on her phone when she found herself wondering what her comprehensive usage of ChatGPT said about her own character. “I use Chat a lot,” Raducanu says, laughing. “Every

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New York Mets reject concerns over in-game AI use after Ottavino claims

Green says Mets follow all MLB AI guidelinesOttavino alleges club used AI for pitch decisionsMLB recently restricted dugout iPad functionsNew York Mets interim manager Andy Green said the club is fully compliant with Major League Baseball when asked about a report that singled out his organization for using artificial intelligence for in-game strategy decisions.“Whatever the

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Goooool v goal: English speakers flock to Telemundo for lively World Cup coverage

The Spanish-language broadcaster has won over millions of US viewers with its energetic commentary during gamesSoccer fans looking to watch the 2026 World Cup on US television have been presented with two very different options this tournament.The first is Fox Sports, a cousin of Fox News owned by the same parent company and the sole

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Behold, the most realistic golf game ever | Dominik Diamond

Normal Golf Game takes a tiresomely easy genre and makes it infernally difficult. Which deserves a round of applauseI have always struggled playing golf. I wish I didn’t. It’s a beautiful game in concept. A leisurely walk in the sunshine, slapping a ball around, sandwiches and beer consumed during and after play. Sure, you have

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