Watch: Unbelievable Clip of AI Taking Man’s Job 2789 Years After Track and Field’s Establishment Goes Viral

The 2023 Asian Games are currently up and running. In this event, which began on September 23 and will run until October 8, many staunch track and field athletes have displayed their skills on tracks in Hangzhou, China. Interestingly, apart from athletes, four-legged robots also managed to steal the limelight.

After 2,789 years of track and field existence, new technology has changed the ways of the sport amid the display of AI robots at the Hangzhou Asian Games. A video of a robot that has threatened the jobs of humans managing such events has left track and field fans in a frenzy.

Track and field events take a revolutionary step

On October 4, Track and Spice posted an intriguing video captioned, “It‘s the first time in a global sporting event that robot dogs have been applied to transport discuses to replace  manpower” on X. In the video, the robotic dogs, with a running distance of about 7,200 meters for each match, were spotted on the tracks at the Hangzhou Asian Games.

The sole purpose of these robotic dogs is to lessen the burden on the management present at the event. According to the organizers, these robotic dogs are 30% faster and more efficient than humans and have reduced the workload of three volunteers per task. These robots are the innovation of a Chinese startup called Deep Robotics. Interestingly, three of these dogs were also present at the Smart Technology Experience Center of Asian Games Village to welcome visitors and were spotted dancing to the theme song of the event, “The Love We Share.”

Apart from Deep Robotics, the Hangzhou Asian Games has provided a vast platform for other local tech firms to grow as well. A financial startup and cloud service provider company were given the stage to grow their names in the technology market at this event.

The 2023 Asian Games provides a market for technology

Apart from showcasing robotic dogs, the Big Lotus – with the help of this year’s event’s Cloud Service providing company, Alibaba Cloud Event, responsible for the live stream of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics for millions of fans – introduced a unique way of celebrating. The cloud company provided digital fireworks for the spectators who were accessible on digital gadgets, including smartphones, computers, and televisions.

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Furthermore, to attract more attention worldwide, Alipay, an online payment service, also provided a unique discount at the 2023 Asian Games. With this service, foreigners are offered a deal of $13.6 for transactions made by cards of international banks. Interestingly, this development of AI has certainly helped sporting events develop an efficient system. However, this technological rise has also created a sense of threat among people afraid to lose their jobs.

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