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AI judges could debut at the 2028 Olympics
The newest addition in the Olympic arena may just be AI judges.
World Gymnastics is currently in talks to bring Fujitsu’s judging system to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. They gave the system a test run in Rotterdam at the World Championships. Officials who oversaw all 10 events had access to the AI analyses and 3D breakdowns that get hyper-specific about scoring, spotting errors that the human eye would likely miss.
AI judges in action:
Four cameras (eight for floor) work to build a 3D model of each routine.
The system can recognize skills and measure joint angles down to the degree.
An in-depth analysis arrives within 15 seconds of the final landing.
Not ready to fly solo
Sure, a person may see a straight leg while AI clocks 179 degrees. But that level of precision cuts both ways, as it could actually be "too exact for humans." That’s because gymnastics rewards more than perfect flips and angles. Floor exercise also scores musical interpretation, choreography, and style.
Human judges still need to be present, to handle surprises and understand the artistry that goes into a routine. While AI is designed to help with specific, quantitative decisions.
So yes, AI can calculate the degrees. But human judges still need to call the score.
I’ll give it an 8.6 out of 10 -TL