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Ready to Run? Beware AI Advice That Could Throw You off Track

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Forty thousand runners set to take on Sydney’s Marathon on Sunday. But researchers warn that AI coaches can give wrong or conflicting advice. So how can you use tech to run faster and smash that PB?

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Researchers highlight significant reliability issues in AI-driven sports coaching, specifically identifying deep-seated gender bias in sports science data that leads to incorrect or conflicting training advice for female runners. While the article focuses on consumer-grade fitness applications, it illustrates the broader safety concern of algorithmic bias and the risks of deploying unverified AI advice in physical health contexts. These findings underscore the importance of data integrity in frontier AI systems to prevent physical harm and ensure equitable performance across demographic groups. The context is particularly relevant to Australian health policy and the governance of AI in consumer services following investigations into runners at the Sydney Marathon.

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