AI and the Quest for Olympic Gold
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Artificial Intelligence is appearing in practically every facet of our lives, and Olympic sports is no exception. The US Olympic Committee is employing new technologies to supplement athletic ability and coaching intuition, from innovations in psychology, to the radar technology that helped propel one USA team to gold in Rio, and to cutting-edge motion capture technology being developed for the track and field teams heading to Tokyo 2020. See the advances in technology that will help propel athletes in their quest for Olympic glory.
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