ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN FITNESS AND SPORT CONTEXT: THE LOSS OF RELATIONSHIPS

Nicola Lovecchio, Matteo Crotti

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The applications use smartphones, GPS systems and gyroscopes to analyse movement: speed, angles and arrangement of body segments. These tools allow you to compare movements with ideal models and provide customized feedback. AI in sports contexts is impressive (both for angular analysis and for total body detection in large areas) but it cannot replace the interactive and interpretive role of people and the real teacher-student relationship.


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DOI: https://doi.org/10.32043/gsd.v9i2.1309

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