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How AI Is Discovering Athletes That Human Scouts Miss | Richard Felton-Thomas | TED

What if the next Lionel Messi or Simone Biles is out there right now … but no one knows? Sports scientist Richard Felton-Thomas shows how new AI tools are expanding the reach of talent discovery in sports, helping scouts find the next great superstar — and letting athletes showcase their skills from anywhere in the…

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What if the next Lionel Messi or Simone Biles is out there right now … but no one knows? Sports scientist Richard Felton-Thomas shows how new AI tools are expanding the reach of talent discovery in sports, helping scouts find the next great superstar — and letting athletes showcase their skills from anywhere in the world. (Recorded at [Event name] on [Month #, 20xx])

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49 Comments

  1. @tonytoness

    November 6, 2025 at 1:35 pm

    Very eye opening

  2. @patchesthree

    November 6, 2025 at 1:40 pm

    I hope it replaces yo ah too

    • @alala682

      November 6, 2025 at 3:27 pm

      This made me chuckle

    • @Zerodero

      November 6, 2025 at 3:56 pm

      Exactly

  3. @AdvantestInc

    November 6, 2025 at 1:43 pm

    Love seeing AI applied in such a creative way, helping uncover unseen potential. A great example of tech bridging opportunity gaps rather than widening them.

  4. @peris666

    November 6, 2025 at 2:00 pm

    Yeah, right…

  5. @samre_em

    November 6, 2025 at 2:03 pm

    I wanna improve my english language and I see this channals video. I think it is good idea! Yee?

    • @dbonechis

      November 6, 2025 at 3:53 pm

      You can learn English by watching English videos anywhere, as long as the speaker isn’t from inner-city Baltimore or something lol

    • @samre_em

      November 6, 2025 at 5:23 pm

      ​@dbonechissorry? What is your mean? What is inner city or Baltimore

    • @dbonechis

      November 6, 2025 at 8:01 pm

      ​@samre_em a place where many people tend to have a very unique accent and slang that is very difficult for others to understand

    • @samre_em

      November 7, 2025 at 4:02 am

      ​@dbonechisoh ok undredtand. So this channel is usefull in generally

  6. @BassandoForte

    November 6, 2025 at 2:56 pm

    Sounds like eugenics to me…
    When did TED become fascist..??

    • @carefulshopper4239

      November 6, 2025 at 3:14 pm

      Quite the opposite – this is a way of being more inclusive, finding talent even in remote regions.

  7. @AdityaMehendale

    November 6, 2025 at 4:19 pm

    The fine line between “AI creating equal opportunity” and “AI taking away your agency, making non-transparent decisions” shall be hard to tiptoe.

    • @iwakureal

      November 8, 2025 at 8:28 am

      And what’s the solution? Seems that you all love to criticise problems and not offer solutions.

    • @AdityaMehendale

      November 8, 2025 at 9:44 am

      @iwakureal Solution to *what* ?

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  16. @WayneJellins

    November 6, 2025 at 6:37 pm

    The next wave of innovation might come from projects like Corvix that use AI to enhance blockchain efficiency.

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    November 6, 2025 at 6:37 pm

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    November 6, 2025 at 6:38 pm

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    November 6, 2025 at 6:38 pm

    Market sentiment favors early AI projects right now, and Corvix fits the trend perfectly.

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    November 6, 2025 at 6:38 pm

    The momentum behind Corvix keeps building week after week — solid early energy.

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    November 6, 2025 at 6:38 pm

    Corvix CRV is on my radar now.

  25. @PamGarrison-f1s

    November 6, 2025 at 6:38 pm

    Early investors are noticing that Corvix CRV feels more legit than 90% of current launches.

  26. @PauMichaud

    November 6, 2025 at 6:39 pm

    Early investors are noticing that Corvix CRV feels more legit than 90% of current launches.

  27. @CollinPelaes

    November 6, 2025 at 6:39 pm

    The transparency of Corvix CRV’s team is what really separates it from most presales.

  28. @BenedicteStout

    November 6, 2025 at 6:39 pm

    Projects like CRV Corvix that combine AI-driven tools with DeFi are set to lead the next bull phase.

  29. @RomanWeidner

    November 6, 2025 at 6:39 pm

    Projects like CRV Corvix that combine AI-driven tools with DeFi are set to lead the next bull phase.

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  31. @AnnieB-v8j

    November 6, 2025 at 7:09 pm

    In China, kids that show talent in particular sports are taken from their families and raised in schools which isolate them from normal life and in which they are made to train for many hours per day in anticipation of performing at high levels to represent the country. This can happen to kids as young as five, in sports such as ice skating and gymnastics. The children and their families do not have a say about this. The children often miss out on basic education and life skills, and many do not end up making the top tier of competition. They are then left to find their way in the world with the compromised knowledge and skills from the years of absence from regular education, family and friends.
    This technology seems to be less about making wholesome opportunities for young people and more about making money for sports leagues and scouting agencies. There is something about it which devalues the reality of a whole human being who has specific athletic talent, and turns him/her into a commodity for someone else’s financial gain.

    • @jurjenbos228

      November 7, 2025 at 10:20 am

      They’re still luckier than some, like the Uygurs.

  32. @Mechanicallifts

    November 6, 2025 at 7:21 pm

    AI gauging your potential before you even try. Cool,cool,cool,cool (it’s so joever)

  33. @badlydrawn7476

    November 6, 2025 at 8:42 pm

    God, these comments could not be any more obviously bought and/or bots.
    Ted has become an ad platform for ai slop salesmen and their hype bot farms, it’s pathetic. Nobody wants this.

    • @badlydrawn7476

      November 6, 2025 at 8:44 pm

      Here’s a fun drinking game: scroll down the comments and have a shot every time someone needlessly mentions the full name of an ai company nobody has heard of or cares about

  34. @Roadio.Companion

    November 6, 2025 at 8:51 pm

    The story of Ben, the 17-year-old who lived “just minutes away” from Chelsea’s academy but was invisible to their system, is the perfect example of the problem. It proves that the “scouting” problem isn’t just about finding kids in remote villages; it’s about seeing the talent right under our noses that the biased, analog system simply misses.

    • @jurjenbos228

      November 7, 2025 at 10:09 am

      And use the biased digital system instead?

  35. @lifemotivation6789

    November 7, 2025 at 7:19 am

    Talent is everywhere — opportunity isn’t. What really separates the known from the unknown isn’t ability, but visibility. And if technology can finally let every athlete be seen, then the future of greatness won’t be limited by geography, access, or luck

  36. @lmili7097

    November 7, 2025 at 9:12 am

    Ai = garbage

  37. @mechfall6603

    November 8, 2025 at 10:23 am

    Okay great, profiling… cooool…

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