{"id":292338,"date":"2023-09-13T02:49:04","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T02:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=292338"},"modified":"2023-09-13T02:49:04","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T02:49:04","slug":"the-bot-2-0-revenge-of-the-robot-footy-tipster-we-give-ai-another-chance-to-forecast-the-afl-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/rugby-league\/the-bot-2-0-revenge-of-the-robot-footy-tipster-we-give-ai-another-chance-to-forecast-the-afl-finals\/","title":{"rendered":"The Bot 2.0: Revenge of the robot footy tipster. We give AI another chance to forecast the AFL finals"},"content":{"rendered":"

By <\/span>Greg Dundas<\/span> and The Bot<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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We gave our AI chat bot, The Bot, a second chance to forecast the AFL finals.<\/span>Credit: <\/span>Matthew Absalom-Wong<\/cite><\/p>\n

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Just like Melbourne and Port Adelaide, The Age<\/em>\u2019s AI footy tipping bot has been given a second chance this week.<\/p>\n

Last week we introduced you to Bot-empelli and asked the artificial intelligence chatbot to forecast how the full AFL finals series would play out.<\/p>\n

Things started poorly for \u201cThe Bot\u201d when Collingwood overcame a prophecy of doom and accounted for Melbourne on Thursday night. But it bounced back with remarkable accuracy on Friday, and was just one point away from predicting Carlton\u2019s win over Sydney perfectly \u2013 The Bot tipped the Blues by five points and they won by six!<\/p>\n

There were mixed results again on Saturday, with St Kilda failing to deliver on The Bot\u2019s faith, but the Brisbane Lions notching a win, as it was foretold they would.<\/p>\n

Two from four was a decent result, but nowhere near as impressive as our own footy pundit Peter Ryan, who nailed all four winners in week one of the finals series to shoot to outright first position on The Age<\/em> footy tipping chart, leapfrogging joint minor premiers Libby Birch and Jon Pierik.<\/p>\n

So, we decided to give Bot-empelli a chance to redeem itself. Like last week, we armed The Bot 2.0 with all the results from the AFL season, this time adding in the outcomes of last week\u2019s four matches. Then, we asked it to pick the winners of this week\u2019s semi-finals and parlay those predictions into the rest of the finals series to identify who will be the 2023 premiers.<\/p>\n

The result was vastly different to what The Bot forecast just seven days earlier, which just goes to prove the well-worn adage that a week is a long time in football.<\/p>\n

The semi-finals<\/strong><\/h3>\n

First semi-final <\/strong>
Melbourne v Carlton<\/strong>
MCG<\/strong>
7.50pm, Friday, September 15<\/strong><\/p>\n

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<\/strong>Summary:<\/strong> \u201cBlue heaven as Dees dive in straight sets.\u201d
Peter Ryan\u2019s prediction:<\/strong> \u201cMelbourne by 22 points. They will bounce back ferociously having learnt the lessons from the qualifying final to start well and show more poise in the forward half. Carlton will rally but last week was their grand final.\u201d
Libby Birch\u2019s prediction:<\/strong> \u201cGalvanised by the hit on Angus Brayshaw, Melbourne will win. They will challenge Carlton\u2019s ability to defend the ground with their skilful ball movement.\u201d<\/p>\n

Second semi-final<\/strong>
Port Adelaide v Greater Western Sydney<\/strong>
Adelaide Oval<\/strong>
7.40pm (AEST), Saturday, September 16<\/strong><\/p>\n