Lugh@futurology.todayM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · 2 years agoA quadcopter drone racing in an indoor race course, has become the first time that an AI has beaten human champions in a real-world competitive sport.www.npr.orgexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up151arrow-down12
arrow-up149arrow-down1external-linkA quadcopter drone racing in an indoor race course, has become the first time that an AI has beaten human champions in a real-world competitive sport.www.npr.orgLugh@futurology.todayM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square7fedilink
minus-squaresnooggums@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 years agoIs flying a remote controlled vehicle?
minus-squareAshyrlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 years agoProbably more so than chess? I’m not trying to gatekeep, but words do have meaning. Flying a drone requires some degree of precision and reflex, which are typically the domain of sport.
minus-squaregravalicious@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 years ago“Constituted as a non-governmental institution, it was recognized by the International Olympic Committee as a Global Sporting Organization in 1999.” https://www.fide.com/fide/about-fide
Is chess a sport?
Is flying a remote controlled vehicle?
Probably more so than chess? I’m not trying to gatekeep, but words do have meaning. Flying a drone requires some degree of precision and reflex, which are typically the domain of sport.
“Constituted as a non-governmental institution, it was recognized by the International Olympic Committee as a Global Sporting Organization in 1999.”
https://www.fide.com/fide/about-fide