Racing analyst says AI speeds up horse racing research but does not supply the edge
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A racing analyst who has used AI almost daily for three years says AI mainly speeds up building and testing betting ideas.
He argues AI will not solve horse racing automatically, and that a profitable backtest built on standard form data is much less likely than many people expect. In his view, any edge depends on the bettor's own thinking and data.
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Daniel O'Sullivan@TRBHorseRacingXAI in horse racing: thinking still determines the edgeAIA racing analyst who has used AI almost daily for three years argues that AI mainly speeds up building and testing ideas. He says AI will not auto-solve racing, and that a profitable backtest on standard form data is far less likely than many hope, with the edge depending on the user's own thinking and data.
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