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#1 Autodromo

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Posted 12 October 2024 - 17:19

All,

 

I know a lot of you have good insight into the inner workings of F1 teams and the sport itself and was wondering if anyone was aware of how Artificial Intelligence is being used.  I imagine it is being used to design cars (evaluate wind tunnel data, for instance, or design airflow), but I also wonder if teams use it to do things like race sims.  

 

It is a topic I haven't seen discussed here so I wanted to bring it up and see what people know or can speculate.



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#2 mclarensmps

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Posted 12 October 2024 - 18:14

Machine Learning and data crunching has been a part of F1 long before the AI buzzword got shoved down our throats over the last 5 years



#3 Viryfan

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Posted 12 October 2024 - 18:33

The one topic that i find missing in F1 is quantum computing.

#4 azza200

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Posted 12 October 2024 - 23:25

dont they already use AI with the Amazon AWS predications graphics?



#5 Autodromo

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Posted 13 October 2024 - 00:37

Machine Learning and data crunching has been a part of F1 long before the AI buzzword got shoved down our throats over the last 5 years

Yes, but tools have gotten more powerful and flexible.  Opening up new areas where it might be used. 



#6 noikeee

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Posted 13 October 2024 - 12:53

The one topic that i find missing in F1 is quantum computing.


Because quantum computers capable of any real applications don't really exist yet?

#7 TennisUK

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Posted 13 October 2024 - 16:55

dont they already use AI with the Amazon AWS predications graphics?


They are extremely simplistic, that’s not really what we’d call AI these days.

#8 Sterzo

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Posted 13 October 2024 - 19:17

The TV Director could be replaced with AI. But please make it better than the "Help" chatbots on websites, which employ AS. (Artificial Stupidity).



#9 Nathan

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Posted 13 October 2024 - 19:39

Williams F1 drives digital transformation in racing with AI, quantum | VentureBeat

 

 

Hackland explains to VentureBeat how Williams F1 is looking to exploit data to make further advances up the grid and how emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum computing, might help in that process.

This interview has been edited for clarity.


Edited by jcbc3, 14 October 2024 - 06:57.
Please don't quote full copyrighted articles.


#10 PayasYouRace

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Posted 14 October 2024 - 09:10

All,

I know a lot of you have good insight into the inner workings of F1 teams and the sport itself and was wondering if anyone was aware of how Artificial Intelligence is being used. I imagine it is being used to design cars (evaluate wind tunnel data, for instance, or design airflow), but I also wonder if teams use it to do things like race sims.

It is a topic I haven't seen discussed here so I wanted to bring it up and see what people know or can speculate.


Teams have been using genetic algorithms for car design for many years now. The teams also use these sorts of things for race sims, to evaluate many different scenarios and come up with the best results. Ultimately, F1 teams are more concerned with computing techniques that can rapidly optimise solutions.

In terms of what we see a lot of in popular AI today, they’re pattern recognition machines that look for patterns and collate to create a passable work, and aren’t really of that much use in car development. They can’t create new ideas, only mishmashes of existing material.

#11 PayasYouRace

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Posted 14 October 2024 - 09:13

The TV Director could be replaced with AI. But please make it better than the "Help" chatbots on websites, which employ AS. (Artificial Stupidity).


Geoff Crammond programmed an extremely competent AI TV director for his Grand Prix games back in 1996 (for Grand Prix 2). It would cycle between watching the top 3 for the most part, with occasional onboard views, but if an overtake was made, a driver left the track or had a mechanical problem, the direction would switch to that action.

It was simple, and obviously relied on the fact the game knew exactly what was going on at all times, but it still did a better job than the human TV directors we have for the most part.

#12 jonpollak

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Posted 14 October 2024 - 10:48

The TV Director could be replaced with AI. But please make it better than the "Help" chatbots on websites, which employ AS. (Artificial Stupidity).


Punter: “Who’s leading the race?”

Bot: “ Formula One, officially known as the FIA Formula One World Championship, began in 1950. The series evolved from earlier auto racing competitions in Europe. The inaugural season featured seven races, including the British Grand Prix.”

Jp

#13 Nathan

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Posted 14 October 2024 - 17:28

Larry David vs Siri  :clap:

 

https://youtu.be/kTe...DXdW4EfiKO4&t=6