The use of AI in judging at the X Games, particularly in the snowboarding halfpipe event, signals a potential shift in how subjective sports are evaluated. While AI is currently being used unofficially, experts believe it could improve accuracy and reduce bias in sports like figure skating and diving. However, challenges remain in replicating human judgment of artistic merit and execution.
The use of AI in judging at this week's X Games is the latest example of how the technology could start being incorporated in sports like figure skating and diving, where subjectivity of the judges plays a major role.This week, AI is being used to unofficially judge snowboarders competing in the halfpipe event during the X Games held at Buttermilk Mountain in Aspen.
While experts say AI may improve on certain issues that can hamper human judging, they suggest it can also present its own challenges. "Sometimes getting it wrong has huge implications. What if we could give judges superpowers and they could see things they couldn't see with the human eye, and this technology could help inform them?"
But now, the technology is being considered in other sports where judging the difficulty and execution of the athlete's routine is part of the competition. U.S. gymnast Shilese Jones competes on the floor during the apparatus finals at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium on Oct. 8, 2023, where AI was used in a supportive role for judging.
Still, the technology has yet to be used as a replacement for judging in major competitions where subjectivity plays a role.
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