Chess Broadcast To Include Players' Heart Rate Determined By AI

An anonymous reader quotes a report from ChessBase: The official broadcast of the final rounds of the FIDE Grand Prix Series, an important part of the World Chess Championship cycle, will feature players' heart rate indicator, according to World Chess, the Series organizer. This is the first time when the players' heart rate is measured and displayed in the broadcast of the World Chess Championship cycle event. It will allow spectators to better understand players' emotions and true feelings (as far as they are reflected in the heart rate) -- a rare insight into the psychology of the elite chess players who are trained and especially good at keeping a poker face. By adding a heart rate indicator, World Chess brings a new dimension into chess broadcasting and opens a new page of the way fans follow chess.

To accurately measure the heart rate without disturbing the players, World Chess is deploying a bespoke AI technology similar to that used by hospitals to track patients' vitals over video. It's the first time such technology is used in sports broadcasting. AI has been trained to read almost invisible changes in reflections of the skin color that change based on a person's heart rate. The official broadcast of the FIDE Grand Prix is available for free on worldchess.com worldchess.com and on World Chess Youtube and Twitch channels. World Chess will continue developing and using the video heart rate reading technology in future events and broadcasting.

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