Paris 2024: AI to erase abusive posts to athletes at Olympic Games - IOC
6 months, 1 week ago

Paris 2024: AI to erase abusive posts to athletes at Olympic Games - IOC

The Hindu  

The International Olympic Committee will deploy AI in order to block any abuse on social media directed at 15,000 athletes and officials at the Paris Olympics next month, President Thomas Bach said on Friday. The Olympics kick off on July 26 with more than 10,500 athletes competing across 32 sports, and is expected to generate more than half a billion social media engagements during the 16 days of the event, according to the IOC. Bach also said political developments in France and upcoming snap parliamentary elections only weeks before the Olympics would not derail either preparations or the Games themselves. “Be it the government or the opposition they all express not only their wish but their determination that France presents itself at its best on the occasion of the Olympic Games.” French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday called a snap parliamentary election for the end of the month after the anti-immigration, eurosceptic National Rally came out on top in a vote for the European Parliament.

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World Athletics offers AI protection for 25 athletes targeted by Cyberbullying
6 days, 15 hours ago

World Athletics offers AI protection for 25 athletes targeted by Cyberbullying

The Hindu  

World Athletics has offered 25 athletes year-round AI protection on their social media platforms after they were targeted by cyber bullies during major recent events, the governing body said on Wednesday. World Athletics unveiled findings of a four-year report analysing online abuse in the sport using Signify Group’s Threat Matrix service. “Athlete welfare is at the very top of our …

AI Detects and Responds to Online Abuse in Paris Olympics
1 month, 3 weeks ago

AI Detects and Responds to Online Abuse in Paris Olympics

Hindustan Times  

AI plays a crucial role in monitoring and detecting online abuse during the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics in Paris. An algorithm powered by AI flagged 34,040 posts during the Games, with 809 verified as abusive. This highlights the significant amount of abusive content that athletes are exposed to, even from a distance. The IOC and other sporting bodies are utilizing …

Elite athletes face appalling online abuse. This Games, the Paris Olympics is trying to shield them from it
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Elite athletes face appalling online abuse. This Games, the Paris Olympics is trying to shield them from it

BBC  

Elite athletes face appalling online abuse. Getty Images Professional athletes are "highly exposed" online, making them subject to far more abuse than the average person In recent years the Olympics has placed a growing focus on mental health in its efforts to protect athlete wellbeing, and the world of sport is reckoning with the role social media plays in that …

At the Olympics, AI Is Watching You
54 years, 11 months ago

At the Olympics, AI Is Watching You

Wired  

On the eve of the Olympics opening ceremony, Paris is a city swamped in security. Parisians are still grumbling about road closures and bike lanes that abruptly end without warning, while human rights groups are denouncing “unacceptable risks to fundamental rights.” For the Games, this is nothing new. “It's the eyes of the police multiplied.” Near the entrance of the …

Paris 2024 Olympic organizers unveil strategy for using artificial intelligence in sports
8 months ago

Paris 2024 Olympic organizers unveil strategy for using artificial intelligence in sports

The Hindu  

Olympic organizers unveiled their plans on Friday to use artificial intelligence in sports, joining the global rush to capitalize on the rapidly advancing technology. To do this, we have to be leaders of change,” IOC President Thomas Bach said at a press event at the former London Olympic Park, which hosted the Summer Games in 2012. READ | French athletes …

French athletes at Paris 2024 Olympics will receive better mental health protection
8 months ago

French athletes at Paris 2024 Olympics will receive better mental health protection

The Hindu  

French athletes at the Paris Olympics will be offered better protection for their mental health, with priority given to curbing online harassment and cyberbullying. France’s Sports Minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra and Secretary of State for Digital Affairs Marina Ferrari have been discussing ways to ensure mental health is looked after at the July 26-Aug. 11 Paris 2024 Games and Aug 28-Sept. …

French athletes at Paris Olympics will receive better mental health protection
8 months ago

French athletes at Paris Olympics will receive better mental health protection

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy French athletes at the Paris …

Olympic organizers unveil strategy for using artificial intelligence in sports
8 months ago

Olympic organizers unveil strategy for using artificial intelligence in sports

Associated Press  

LONDON — Olympic organizers unveiled their strategy Friday to use artificial intelligence in sports, joining the global rush to capitalize on the rapidly advancing technology. To do this, we have to be leaders of change,” IOC President Thomas Bach said at a press event in the velodrome at the Olympic Park in London, which hosted the summer games in 2012. …

Olympic organizers unveil strategy for using artificial intelligence in sports
8 months ago

Olympic organizers unveil strategy for using artificial intelligence in sports

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Olympic organizers unveiled their plans …

Football project tracking social media abuse identifies 300 people from World Cup posts
1 year, 6 months ago

Football project tracking social media abuse identifies 300 people from World Cup posts

The Hindu  

A project using artificial intelligence to track social media abuse aimed at players at the 2022 World Cup identified more than 300 people whose details are being given to law enforcement, FIFA said Sunday. The people made “abusive, discriminatory, or threatening posts comments” on platforms like Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and YouTube, football’s governing body said in a report detailing …

Lawmakers back Paris Olympic law despite surveillance fears
1 year, 8 months ago

Lawmakers back Paris Olympic law despite surveillance fears

Associated Press  

PARIS — A proposed French law for the 2024 Paris Olympics that critics contend will open the door for privacy-busting video surveillance technology in France and elsewhere in Europe passed an important hurdle on Tuesday with lawmakers overwhelmingly voting for it. Digital rights watchdog groups argue that France will violate international human rights law by becoming the first of the …

France looks to AI-powered surveillance to secure Olympics
1 year, 9 months ago

France looks to AI-powered surveillance to secure Olympics

The Hindu  

France's National Assembly on Thursday approved the use of Artificial Intelligence video surveillance during the 2024 Paris Olympics, overlooking warnings from civil rights groups that the technology posed a threat to civil liberties. The government says algorithmic video surveillance can detect "pre-determined events," abnormal behaviour, and crowd surges, helping ensure the safety of millions of tourists who are expected to …

Women faced 87% of social media abuse in Tokyo 2020 Games: World Athletics study
3 years ago

Women faced 87% of social media abuse in Tokyo 2020 Games: World Athletics study

The Hindu  

Women were the target of 87% of the social media abuse that a sample of athletes faced during the Tokyo 2020 Games, according to a World Athletics study published on Thursday. The study included a sample of 161 Twitter handles of current and former athletes involved in the Tokyo Games, from a list of 200 athletes selected by World Athletics. …

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