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Coach admits asking AI chatbot for advice on team’s formation

OpenAI launches GPT-5, its first flagship update to ChatGPT model in years
  • Seattle Reign head coach Laura Harvey has admitted to using ChatGPT to help decide her team's tactics this season.
  • Harvey consulted the AI chatbot on her team's identity and optimal formations to play against specific NWSL opponents.
  • ChatGPT suggested a back-five formation for two teams, a tactic Harvey had previously considered too negative, which she subsequently implemented.
  • The coach confirmed the formation switch 'worked', leading to a win in one of the games and making the team's tactics more 'fluid' and unpredictable.
  • Following a 13th-place finish last season, Seattle Reign are currently fourth in the NWSL standings and have qualified for the play-offs.
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