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Olympic organizers have announced their intention to use AI in sports, aligning with the global trend to capitalize on the rapidly advancing technology. What specific plans do they have in mind?
Let's get into it!
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A Chart to Kickstart Your Day 📈: AI vs human performance
Olympics Organizers Announce Plans for AI in Sports 🥇
Drake Releases Song with AI-Generated Vocals of Rappers Tupac, Snoop Dogg
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A chart to kickstart your day
AI vs human performance
AI has reached and surpassed human-like abilities in various significant benchmarks, such as reading comprehension and visual reasoning.
However, it's not quite there yet on some challenges, such as high-level math problems where humans still outperform it.
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AI IN SPORTS
Olympics Organizers Announce Plans for AI in Sports 🥇
Source: AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth
The International Olympic Committee has big plans for leveraging AI at future Olympic games. In an announcement Friday, IOC officials outlined their agenda for taking advantage of rapidly advancing AI technology.
Details:
AI could be used to help identify promising young athletes and personalize training methods and make the games fairer by improving judging.
The IOC's plans also include using AI to protect athletes from online harassment and to assist broadcasters in enhancing the viewing experience for audiences.
"We are determined to exploit the vast potential of AI in a responsible way," stated IOC President Thomas Bach.
Some AI projects will roll out at the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympics, and the IOC has set up a working group on the technology to further drive its adoption in sports in the future.
AI IN ENTERTAINMENT
Drake Releases Song with AI-Generated Vocals of Rappers Tupac, Snoop Dogg
Rapper Drake has released a new song featuring AI-generated vocals mimicking Tupac Shakur and Snoop Dogg. The track titled "Taylor Made Freestyle" dropped on Drake's social media Friday night.
Details:
The AI-produced voices are used to taunt Lamar into responding to Drake’s freshly released diss track 'Push Ups,' which was also accused of utilizing AI.
Drake's usage of AI has sparked mixed reactions on social media with some people finding it creative while others didn't like that he used a deceased rapper
Listen to the full "Taylor Made Freestyle" song here
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The latest in AI and Tech
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In an interview with Piers Morgan, musician and tech investor Will.i.am stated he believes AI-generated tracks will allow human artists to refocus on raw creativity and authentic expression, predicting a future where AI and human music coexist.
According to Bloomberg, OpenAI has filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit brought by Elon Musk. OpenAI labeled Elon Musk's claims that the company abandoned its altruistic principles in favor of profits as 'revisionist history.'
In a precedent-setting case, a British court banned a sex offender from using AI tools. Simultaneously, the UK government unveiled legislation to criminalize creating sexual "deepfakes" without consent, cracking down on the abusive technology.
Microsoft sounds the alarm on North Korea's state-backed hackers employing AI to enhance cyber espionage. The company highlighted a group named Emerald Sleet group which is using large language models to craft more convincing spear-phishing efforts.
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