T3
As well as the Women’s World Cup, millions of people will be fretting this weekend about a bunch of Premier League players who don’t even play for the team they support, but why? Because of Fantasy Football. Having historically always been found lacking, I decided to seek some expert help. Unfortunately, Jurgen Klopp was busy so I instead went to Bing with ChatGPT.
At T3 this year, we have our own league, The T3 Trophy, and to be honest I can’t take losing, but using the AI was a mixed bag.
Asking specifically for a cheap defender, Bing was full of praise for Luton’s Amari Bell, a bold choice considering many expect them to finish bottom of the league. It also loved to suggest Brighton’s Billy Gilmour, not a player I would expect to play every game this season, but also not one on many people’s radar. These are players I would consider potential differentials, players no one else has, an important element of Fantasy Football.
Asking for a 15-man squad, there were some obvious suggestions (Erling Haaland is more ubiquitous than water at this point) but I was also presented with some more unusual picks and some significant errors too. Here are the suggestions in full.
ChatGPT FC
- Goalkeepers:
- Robert Sanchez (Brighton & Hove Albion) – £4.5m
- Neto (Bournemouth) – £4.5m
- Defenders:
- Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) – £8.0m
- Kieran Trippier (Newcastle) – £6.5m
- Ben White (Arsenal) – £5.5m
- Mohammed Salisu (Southampton) – £4.5m
- Ben Johnson (West Ham United) – £4.0m
- Midfielders:
- Mo Salah (Liverpool) – £12.5m
- Martin Odegaard (Arsenal) – £8.5m
- Diogo Jota (Liverpool) – £8.0m
- Miguel Almirón (Newcastle) – £6.0m
- Billy Gilmour (Norwich City) – £4.5m
- Forwards:
- Erling Haaland (Manchester City) – £14.0m
- Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) – £8.0m
- Darwin Núñez (Leeds United) – £6.0mEmpty list
