AI Coaches Athletes Through Perfect Form to Dodge Injuries
Ben Sullivan
The gym is full of people doing squats wrong. Knees caving in, backs rounding, hips drifting off-center. Some get away with it. Others end up sidelined for months, wondering what went wrong. Now researchers at UC San Diego have built an AI system that could help keep athletes out of the trainer’s office by generating personalized videos showing them exactly how to move.
The model, called BIGE (for Biomechanics-informed GenAI for Exercise Science), doesn’t just spit out generic exercise clips....