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By Alan Smith It is the technology Chelsea say can “revolutionise” their recruitment of young players. And for the hundreds of boys released by academies every summer provides a straightforward audition for a second chance elsewhere. Artificial intelligence may be eyed with suspicion by those who fear it could eventually threaten jobs but Chelsea have been the first to embrace it. The Blues and Burnley have partnered with aiScout, a phone app that sees thousands of players upload clips of themselves performing specific drills for clubs to peruse. Every month both clubs are taking up to a dozen…