The International Olympic Committee Friday launched the Olympic AI Agenda. The initiative was introduced during an interactive event held at Lee Valley VeloPark at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, home of the Olympic and Paralympic Games London 2012.
The Olympic AI Agenda is the third in a trilogy of strategy documents launched under the leadership of IOC president Thomas Bach. It follows Olympic Agenda 2020, launched in December 2014, and Olympic Agenda 2020+5, launched in March 2021.
It sets out the envisioned impact that Artificial Intelligence (AI) can deliver for sport and how the IOC, as the leader of the Olympic Movement, intends to lead on the global implementation of AI within sport. It establishes the IOC’s ambition and guiding principles, identifies high-impact areas for AI application, and explores the framework and governance mechanisms needed to mitigate risk and promote the responsible use of AI. It outlines four commitments that the IOC has made as it takes the first steps in integrating AI into the Olympic ecosystem and leveraging the power of AI in its operations, in the Olympic Games and across the Olympic Movement.
The Olympic AI Agenda is the product of the deliberations of the IOC AI Working Group – a high-level panel of experts from around the world, including AI pioneers, academics, athletes and representatives of technology companies – set up by the IOC in 2023 to investigate the use of AI in sport. The Working Group undertook a broad review of AI in sport and the high-impact areas where the IOC could inspire the use of AI in its role as the leader of the Olympic Movement and owner of the Olympic Games. It aims to guide the IOC’s efforts to maximise the opportunities and manage the risks of the transformative power of artificial intelligence, to support athletes and drive the development of sport and the Olympic Games.
