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Martindale on AI, Livi momentum & Dundee

ByBrian McLauchlin

BBC Sport Scotland Senior Reporter

David Martindale has been speaking to the media before Livingston's Premiership game with Dundee this weekend.

Here are the key points:

After being an advocate of VAR in the past, Martindale says playing without it in the Championship last season was more enjoyable.
He understands why controversial decisions were made by referees at the weekend but says at some point in the future artificial intelligence (AI) will be used to officiate games.
Martindale adds: "Not robots, just artificial intelligence. Cameras videoing the game. Cameras making the decisions. There's data that says by 2030 the evolution of AI is going to be much more powerful than the human race."
Asked if managers will still be needed, Martindale says: "Hopefully not! I can go back on a building site."
Martin doesn't "pay much attention" to the league table and was unaware a win on Saturday would take Livingston to third place.
He says being able to hold on to key players from last season has helped the momentum continue into this campaign.
On Dundee's early-season struggles: "Steven's [Pressley] been in a difficult environment, there's been a massive turnaround in players over the last 12-18 months and they've lost big, big players. And then they lose the manager, so you're walking into a transitional environment, but as the weeks go on, you're gaining continuity within that."