As the year comes to an end, and you step back for a restorative holiday season, we’d like to share with you “Bonum Certamen,” a Christmas tale set in the world of English football that Andrés Martinez has written for Issues in Science and Technology, which ASU publishes in collaboration with the National Academy of Sciences. The story explores what might happen when a football club owned by an American tech bro dispenses with its human manager to rely entirely on AI as its coach. And before you assume the result is a full-on dystopia, remember, this is a Christmas tale…
Bonum Certamen
Hugh was removing human fallibility from football coaching.