Derek Thompson

And the last piece to this is we sort of move into an age where we're going to fight back against math. And there's going to be more sort of human-driven interventions to make sports interesting and diverse and weird again, rather than everything accumulating toward the same style. Maybe two years ago, I came on your show and talked about the Bravo sports fan, right?

And the last piece to this is we sort of move into an age where we're going to fight back against math. And there's going to be more sort of human-driven interventions to make sports interesting and diverse and weird again, rather than everything accumulating toward the same style. Maybe two years ago, I came on your show and talked about the Bravo sports fan, right?

The idea that the conversation around sports is becoming bigger than sports. I think this is going to be a new topic or a bigger topic of conversation, this sense that Math fixed sports in a very specific way. And now we need all hands on deck to push back against it. Because especially with baseball and basketball, the ratings are down. They're losing out to a sport in football.

The idea that the conversation around sports is becoming bigger than sports. I think this is going to be a new topic or a bigger topic of conversation, this sense that Math fixed sports in a very specific way. And now we need all hands on deck to push back against it. Because especially with baseball and basketball, the ratings are down. They're losing out to a sport in football.

The idea that the conversation around sports is becoming bigger than sports. I think this is going to be a new topic or a bigger topic of conversation, this sense that Math fixed sports in a very specific way. And now we need all hands on deck to push back against it. Because especially with baseball and basketball, the ratings are down. They're losing out to a sport in football.

It's too complex to be optimized. And so I think you're going to have a deeper conversation about how do we make sports weird again and push back against the math nerds. So that's my prediction.

It's too complex to be optimized. And so I think you're going to have a deeper conversation about how do we make sports weird again and push back against the math nerds. So that's my prediction.

It's too complex to be optimized. And so I think you're going to have a deeper conversation about how do we make sports weird again and push back against the math nerds. So that's my prediction.

Bill, what you're describing is Bill GPT, right? You're the body language doctor. And what you're saying is I'm picking up- Right, I'm picking up on a bunch of like just subtextual clues. Like I can just kind of see like that guy when he scores makes a face that tells me he has the kind of determination to get much better between the ages of 19 and 23.

Bill, what you're describing is Bill GPT, right? You're the body language doctor. And what you're saying is I'm picking up- Right, I'm picking up on a bunch of like just subtextual clues. Like I can just kind of see like that guy when he scores makes a face that tells me he has the kind of determination to get much better between the ages of 19 and 23.

Bill, what you're describing is Bill GPT, right? You're the body language doctor. And what you're saying is I'm picking up- Right, I'm picking up on a bunch of like just subtextual clues. Like I can just kind of see like that guy when he scores makes a face that tells me he has the kind of determination to get much better between the ages of 19 and 23.

So he's worth bumping up 10 spots in the draft.

So he's worth bumping up 10 spots in the draft.

So he's worth bumping up 10 spots in the draft.

I will say, if every team has access to AI, you're going to have the same thing happen that happened with Moneyball, is that every team is going to think the exact same, and that advantage is going to get arbitrage to zero.

I will say, if every team has access to AI, you're going to have the same thing happen that happened with Moneyball, is that every team is going to think the exact same, and that advantage is going to get arbitrage to zero.

I will say, if every team has access to AI, you're going to have the same thing happen that happened with Moneyball, is that every team is going to think the exact same, and that advantage is going to get arbitrage to zero.

So it's like, who are going to be the Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets of using AI to automate body language doctoring? That's the next step.

So it's like, who are going to be the Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets of using AI to automate body language doctoring? That's the next step.

So it's like, who are going to be the Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets of using AI to automate body language doctoring? That's the next step.