Artificial intelligence is increasingly used to scout football prospects, but it may repeat existing bias and inequality rather than identify future star players accurately, a researcher said. AI typically searches past data for patterns of successful players, which can mirror long-standing preferences in scouting. Differences in physical and social development can make long-term potential hard to predict from early data. Monitoring can also increase psychological pressure on young players and staff.

South Korea\'s K-Moonshot project, aimed at applying AI to science and technology to solve national challenges, faces an early setback after a mission program director offered to resign. The science ministry said the resignation came for personal reasons and is expected to be accepted after the deputy prime minister returns from an overseas trip. The ministry plans to proceed without recruiting a successor and has outlined governance and conflict-of-interest controls for program directors.