How can we forget Paul the octopus who predicted the world cup winner in 2010 that had gone viral globally? The octopus used the flags of both teams, which were presented in front of him in a box before a game, and the winning team would be selected in the box Paul would eat from first. Paul had 12 correct predictions out of 14.
The outcome of any given sports game is unpredictable, yet we humans try to predict outcomes based on statistical analysis or just a hunch. Predicting the winner of any game is part of the gaming viewing experience and has been a crucial selling point for the betting industry since the very beginning. Another interesting method of predicting game outcomes has recently emerged: prediction using machine learning, in which companies predict the winner of the game or tournament using several different algorithms to predict these outcomes.
Below are some of the companies that used Machine Learning to predict the results of the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Prediction of the Technical University of Dortmund in Germany
An algorithm was developed by a team that included researchers from German Technical University of Dortmund, the University of Ghent in Belgium and the Technical University of Munich. The algorithm receives data that ran approximately 100,000 simulations to predict Spain as the winner.
San Francisco-based tech company’s prediction: Unanimous AI
San Francisco-based technology company unanimous AI tried, your hands on this. Here’s what its founder and CEO had to say: “These predictions were generated using swarm AI technology.” smarter than humans or machines could be on their own It works by connecting a group of people over the Internet using artificial intelligence algorithms, allowing them to think together as a system and converge on predictions that are the optimized combination of your personal knowledge. , wisdom, instincts and intuitions.” The final result of their simulation indicated that Germany will defeat Brazil in the final.
Goldman Sachs Prediction
Tech teams within this American multinational investment bank have also tried to predict the winner of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, and their machine learning program has given them a final test result. The winning team predicted by Goldman Sachsusing machine learning in Brazil.
Although there are various technology teams within start-ups, up to enterprise companies around the world, using machine learning algorithms and AI technologies to predict the winner of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, it seems, however, that everyone They will have to wait until the final. Play until you find out if the hard work you have put in over the past months and years has managed to achieve the desired results.
Originally published at https://www.globaltechinsights.com/machine-learning-predicts-the-fifa-world-cup-2018-winner/