LONDON (AP) — Olympic organizers announced Friday a strategy to leverage artificial intelligence in sports, joining a global rush to take advantage of rapidly advancing technology.
The International Olympic Committee outlined the challenges of leveraging AI. Officials said it could be used to make matches fairer by identifying promising players, personalizing training methods and improving decision-making.
“Today we take another step to ensure the uniqueness of the Olympic Games and the relevance of sport. To do this, we must become leaders of change,” said the IOC. Chairman Thomas Bach made the remarks at a press event at the velodrome in London's Olympic Park, where the 2012 Summer Games were held.
“We are determined to harness the vast potential of AI in a responsible way,” Bach said.
The IOC has unveiled an AI master plan to prepare for the Olympic Games. paris olympicsexpected to launch within 100 days.
The IOC's AI plans also include using the technology to protect athletes from online harassment and for broadcasters to improve the viewing experience for people watching at home. The IOC earns billions of dollars through the sale of broadcast rights to matches.
Some AI projects will be rolled out at the Paris Games, and the IOC has set up a working group on the technology to further promote its adoption in sports, Bach said, without being more specific. ,Told.
Local organizers of Paris Games spark controversy with plans to use artificial intelligence for security, uses a video surveillance system that includes AI-powered cameras to alert you to potential security risks such as abandoned luggage or crowd surges. Digital surveillance groups are concerned that proposals to legalize smart surveillance systems, even temporarily, would infringe on privacy, but the French government insists the systems will not use facial recognition technology.
Asked about the concerns, Bach told reporters it was up to the host country's authorities, not the IOC, to decide “the best measures to apply in order to hold a safe Games.”
“What we have seen from the French government and authorities is that the efforts to secure Paris are truly extensive and very professional. We therefore have full confidence in the French authorities. “I'm doing it,” he said.
Skier Lindsey Vonn said she was jealous of the AI-powered tools that weren't available when she started skiing.
Vonn said that at the time, she kept handwritten notes in her performance diary about how differences in skis, boots, and temperature affected her performance. Nowadays, tablets can be used to process more data instantly and to compare the best racing lines side by side on video. AI can greatly enhance these analytical tools, she said.
“It's not going to replace the athlete, it's not going to replace coaching, but I think this is one tool that can be used positively to improve performance,” Bonn said. Ta.
The IOC has partnered with Inter to identify potential athletes in overlooked areas. The technology company took the equipment to Senegal, where he visited five villages and analyzed the motor skills of 1,000 children by measuring how high they could jump and how fast they could react.
After using AI to analyze the results, “we found 40 that were really promising,” said Christoph Schell, Intel's chief commercial officer.
The shortlisted children's results were then run through an algorithm that recommended sports they were good at, he said.
Olympic officials are also aware of the risks of AI. Bach warned against allowing machines to become the final arbiter of a young athlete's career. “If you're a good wrestling athlete, you should still have a chance to play tennis and you can't be filtered out by an algorithm,” he said.
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Associated Press video journalist Kwiyong Ha contributed to this report.
