Advances in AI have made this summer’s Paris Games the most technologically advanced Olympics ever.

A modern-day Olympic Games is much more than a sporting spectacle. It’s also a chance for the host nation to parade itself in front of, in this summer’s case, an estimated 15 million travelling fans and another billion watching on TV. The Olympics gives associated businesses an opportunity to promote and present themselves to investors, customers and partners all over the world. And of course, the Games provides a global platform for the latest technologies.

“The Olympic Games has always been a facilitator of technological innovation,” says Richard Haynes, professor of media sport at the University of Stirling. “If the Olympics isn’t actually driving innovation, it certainly provides a huge incentive for innovators to showcase their work, with the world’s eyes on the Games, for a few weeks, every four years.”

In April, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) unveiled its Olympic AI Agenda...