A debate on the use of artificial intelligence, as an electronic line judge, for line calls in tennis

The human factor in decision-making in tennis, like so many sports, plays a fundamental part of its ambience and/or drama or entertainment. This is because some line calls by some line umpires can be dubious, or even incorrect. In tennis events that allow for challenges to line calls, an artificial...

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Published inSport in society Vol. 27; no. 3; pp. 459 - 465
Main Authors Teixeira da Silva, Jaime A., Carboch, Jan, Deutscher, Christian
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Routledge 03.03.2024
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
AI-assisted line calls
Artificial intelligence
ATP (association of tennis professionals)
challenges
Debates
Decision making
electronic line calling (ELC)
line umpires (LUs) and chair umpires (CUs)
sensitivity
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Summary:The human factor in decision-making in tennis, like so many sports, plays a fundamental part of its ambience and/or drama or entertainment. This is because some line calls by some line umpires can be dubious, or even incorrect. In tennis events that allow for challenges to line calls, an artificial intelligence-based referee, in the form of electronic line calling (ELC), is then used to resolve the challenge, and the result is handed out by the chair umpire. This commentary debates the merits and demerits that may be associated with the total elimination of human line umpires by employing ELC.
ISSN:1743-0437
1743-0445
DOI:10.1080/17430437.2023.2248904