Forbes Article - Can Tech Really Better Human Decisions In Sports?

In an activity that's as emotionally charged as a competitive sport, every decision is under an extreme amount of scrutiny — often with a lot of money riding on it.

Refereeing is not an easy job. In a high-pressure environment where the decision-maker is constantly scrutinized by players, their coaches, fans, sports experts and event sponsors, theirs is a difficult life. With ubiquitous connectivity, every single human on Earth has the power to see every move in every sports arena at close quarters and pass judgments on right or wrong — as well as on the referee. No pressure at all.

Enter technology in sport. It can keep things accurate, fast and, above all, neutral. More than anything else, it can help ease the psychological pressure that referees go through in the process of giving the best decision they humanly can. It is eons forward from the 1992 "third umpire" that changed the way cricket is played. The third umpire was just sophisticated video replays to support the main umpires in decisions like out, not out, wide, no ball, caught behind wicket — the whole nine yards. With a billion eyes judging every movement of the umpire's finger, only the robotic third umpire's selfless eye would be trusted to make the right decision.

Full article here - https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2021/11/29/can-tech-really-better-human-decisions-in-sports/?sh=28f2f46698d8