The Ringer’s Kirk Goldsberry leading Texas athletics’ new AI initiative

Earlier this month, Washington State Athletics received widespread backlash after announcing its partnership with FanWord, an AI-powered storytelling platform. That did not deter the University of Texas. On Friday, Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte announced the launch of Bevo Lab, an AI data analytics platform. “I’m fired up. I’m excited. This is earth-shattering,” Del…