CAN A MACHINE SPOT AN OLYMPIAN FROM FOUR DOTS ON AN ERGOMETER?

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By Joe DeLeo

A machine learning model distinguished Olympic-level rowers from recreational ones using nothing more than a handful of markers on the athlete. What does AI see that the coaching eye may miss?