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Security methods for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games are relying on artificial intelligence, specifically algorithmic video surveillance. However, this technology poses a number of issues, particularly in terms of personal data protection. Claudine Guerrier, legal researcher at Institut Mines-Télécom Business School, tells us more about video surveillance using artificial intelligence.

Last summer, Paris hosted the Olympic and Paralympic Games, an international event that brought with it an unparalleled need to control radio frequencies and prevent both intentional and unintentional interference. This was the role of France’s National Frequency Agency (ANFR), which was having to increase its workforce accordingly. To meet this exceptional need, Télécom SudParis recruited and trained a number of students over several months to help with controlling frequencies.

Concentrated solar power concentrates the sun’s rays to generate heat and electricity. It differs from photovoltaic solar production and therefore offers a new mode of energy production. Ugo Pelay, research professor at IMT Nord Europe, explains the principles behind this system.