Arsene Wenger believes AI could give Mikel Arteta the edge in the Premier League title race but has warned his former captain not to become reliant on the tool to make key decisions.
Despite the concession of a late equaliser against Sunderland at the weekend, Arsenal head into the international break with a four-point lead over Manchester City.
A 14-game unbeaten run has been built on a near impenetrable defence which had gone eight games without conceding a goal before the Black Cats found a way past David Raya.
Prior to Saturday’s trip to the Stadium of Light, Arteta caused a stir by confirming he has been consulting AI as part of his infamously meticulous pre-game preparations.
He said: ‘It’s a tool that is super powerful if you use it in the right way and you ask the right questions,’ Arteta said.
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‘It’s in use already for many things and many processes that can help not just a team but an organisation as well.
‘It will improve and it will give us good insight, or things at least to think about. I’m not an expert but it’s a valuable tool.
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‘We have developed certain things that in our opinion can help us to understand ourselves better and evaluate what we do and what we can improve.
‘And then we will explore using it in many other areas of the club.’
Asked whether using AI could be beneficial to leading coaches following the revelation that Laura Harvey, who coaches Seattle Reign in the United States’ National Women’s Soccer League, admitted to turning to AI service ChatGPT for tactical suggestions, Wenger said: ‘It can help to make better decisions.
‘AI has a fantastic quality, it can absorb millions of different situations and give you an answer in one second or a fraction of a second.
‘AI can say something and the personality of a coach can say that’s wrong.
‘As long as the human being keeps control, authority and power to make the decision you can use any scientific tool.
‘But what is happening and what is dangerous is if the science dominates the decisions.’