Within the framework of the Olympic Games, various security measures will be applied. The authorities seek to stop offensive comments on social networks.
He International Olympic Committee (IOC) will use artificial intelligence (AI) to prevent abuse on social networks directed at the 15,000 athletes and officials during the Paris 2024 Olympic Gamesas announced this Friday by its president, Thomas Bach.
The sporting event that will take place in the French capital has official start date July 26 and will feature the participation of more than 10,500 athletes competing in 32 sports. According to the IOC, it is expected that within the framework of this celebration more than 500 million interactions will be generated on social networks during the 16 days that the event lasts.
Bach had already announced that they would apply AI in this new edition of the Olympic Games in Paris in different areas. In this sense, he noted: “One is protection, since we expect 500 million messages on social networks during the event.”
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“The IOC will provide a proactive safeguarding tool using artificial intelligence to protect athletes from cyber abuse”, said the president of the Committee and explained: “This automatically deletes abusive messages to protect athletes.” He also assured that the measures “will cover all types of abuses, not just political attacks.”
It should be remembered that the 2024 Olympic Games will take place in the context of the war in ukraineafter the Russian invasion of 2022, and the armed conflict between Hamas and Israel in Gaza. Both events have already caused cases of abuse on social networks.
Artificial intelligence at the 2024 Olympic Games
He International Olympic Committee designed a plan to integrate artificial intelligence in various areas of the sports competition that brings together athletes from different parts of the world. According to them, new technologies will be applied to identify talent, improve the performance of athletes and as a support tool for referees and judges in different competitions, among other aspects.
“We have to lead the change and not hinder it,” said Bachwho called on the authorities and AI development companies to collaborate in the integration of this technology in the sports field.
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