AI at the Paris 2024 Olympics: From discovering the next Olympians to an athletes chatbot

Euronews Next went to the Olympics venues in Paris to find out how artificial intelligence (AI) has been integrated into the 2024 Games.

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00:00Artificial intelligence is everywhere and has, of course, made its way to the Paris 2024 Olympics.

00:07At the Intel stand at the Stade de France, you can use AI to test your body strength to see which sport you best perform in.

00:15For the moment, it includes 12 sports, such as football, table tennis and sprinting.

00:20Let's see how it works.

00:22My body is scanned and put to the test to see my reactions, strength and speed.

00:29Intel is the official AI platform partner for Paris 2024.

00:34But this tech is not just for spectators at the Games.

00:38It could spot the next sporting talent anywhere in the world.

00:42We did a really great experience in Senegal with the IOC where we actually took very similar technology to Senegal

00:49and worked with the Senegalese Olympic Committee to identify the next set of Olympians.

00:54So we tested over a thousand children in Senegal, all around the country, using mobile phones and AI platform technology

01:02to identify which athletes have that potential to be the next Olympian.

01:07I hope that this technology has a role to play and we think that it's going to expose so many more opportunities for athletes around the world.

01:14You can reach areas at a very low cost and figure out how to find athletes in all corners of the world and for all sports.

01:21As for me, I'm probably not going to be the next Olympian, but it turns out my strengths lie in heptathlon.