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Why AI Coaching and Fitness Tech Are Failing Female Athletes

The Australian

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Fitness wearables and AI tools are revolutionising marathon preparation, but experts warn the technology is failing female runners.

Summary

This report examines how algorithmic bias in fitness wearables and AI coaching tools disproportionately affects female athletes due to data sets primarily derived from male physiological models. The lack of gender-specific data integration poses risks to physical safety and long-term health, highlighting a critical gap in the governance of health-focused AI systems. While not focused on existential risk, it underscores the importance of representative data and safety standards in consumer-facing frontier AI applications within the health sector. The discussion is particularly relevant to Australian sports technology standards and the broader ethical implementation of AI in personalized medicine.