Hi guys how’s it going? I hope you guys are still hanging with the current COVID-19 situation. Check out my new video about how Artificial Intelligence is used in Formula 1!
Video Brief
I have chosen Artificial Intelligence for my topic. The goal of this video is to inform viewers about how AI is used in the world of Formula 1 and Formula E to give a bit of insight of how technology has improved Formula 1 and using Formula E as a comparison. My intended audiences are Formula 1 enthusiasts who are interested to learn more about the sport. With the cancellation of many races due to COVID 19, I feel it is a good thing to keep them entertained and informed about the sport. I used Margaret Boden’s AI: Its Nature and Future for my academic resource to define AI. My approach for this video would be expository and analytic where I explain how Formula 1 is trying to improve itself using AI and comparing it with Formula E. I’m hoping the viewers could know how Formula 1 evolving both from the competitive side and fan engagement side with the use of AI. My call to action is for the viewers to watch Formula 1 races and Formula E races online to compare.
Written Reflection
Since the outset I aimed to create a video within the Formula 1 context while utilizing Artificial Intelligence as a theme. I wanted to tell my viewers how Formula 1 is evolving by using Artificial Intelligence to improve itself. While planning for the script, I found it challenging to find an article about AI in Formula 1 as it is just have been implemented last year and planned 2 years ago regarding fan engagement, while for race analysis it is highly confidential within the teams itself. Finding footages for B-rolls is a challenge by itself as well as Liberty Media who owns Formula 1 does not give a green light for their videos to be used. Luckily for Formula E, some constructor gives access to their footages so I could use some of it. Therefore, for Formula 1, I used mostly in-game footages of the 2019 game and other fan footages. COVID 19 really impacted my footages as I am supposed to go the Australian Grand Prix on March to gather some footages. I also used After Effects to create call-out titles and other graphics for explanations. By using chill music, I aimed to create a casual mood on the video. The challenges I face is to do the research with limited resource, so I had to make with what I have while still trying to achieve my goal. Talking about the topic is also quite challenging for me personally with the amount of words I have to say, so I had to re-record several clips because my voice is not clear enough. I believe with more practice I would be able to speak more clearly in the future. A late start due to other circumstances also added to the challenge as I have less time to prepare, which I would definitely fix for future assignments.
Script
And here’s the script I used as a proof of planning, I didn’t use a storyboard because I usually visualize the video I want during editing, except for PTCs (Piece to Camera).
Formula 1 is the pinnacle of motorsport with lots of innovations being rolled out since the beginning of the sport in order to be more competitive. So, it’s no surprise that F1 teams such as Williams and Red Bull use cutting edge technologies to do their work to squeeze every bit of advantage they can get. One technology in particular is artificial intelligence or AI for short.
Buckle up and prepare yourself because I’m gonna tell you how artificial intelligence can improve Formula 1.
But what is AI you may ask? Margaret Boden stated in her book AI: It’s Nature and Future that AI seeks to make computers do the sort of things that minds can do. (Boden 2016, p. 1).
AI is not used in Formula 1 to make the cars drive itself which would indirectly kills the sport, but it is used to analysed data from the cars on track. An F1 car has more than 120 sensors generating 1.1m telemetry data points/second which is obviously too much for a human brain to handle, especially in a fast-paced environment of Formula 1. It is used to simulate strategies to find which one’s the best for the current situation which is crucial if you’re fighting whether to win or for points. Renault for example partnered up with Microsoft to use AI in both race analysis and general engineering projects to improve their car with the use of simulations.
Formula 1’s managing director of motorsports and technical director, Ross Brawn, stated that Formula 1 uses machine learning to increase fan engagement called F1 Insight by giving predictions such as car performance, overtake probability, and pit stop advantage using Amazon SageMaker, a cloud machine learning platform from amazon that was launched in November 2017 with all the data they have.
Now lets take a look at Formula E. Formula E is a single seater motorsport championship that uses only electric cars, AI is being used extensively in Formula E to analyse data on car performance, track designs, weather surveys and more. Formula E is the living proof of how sophisticated AI can create a competitive advantage on track. AI isn’t replacing the team’s engineers, strategist, or driver’s, but it’s helping them to eliminate every last inefficiency and minimising waste. AI is also used to analyse and track car performance on track which improves their fan engagement which unfortunately I’m unable to show due to copyright reasons, so I would recommend you guys to see both F1 races and FE races to compare.
So there you have it, strategies, fan engagement, all the good stuff. So, what do you guys think about artificial intelligence in Formula 1? Do you think it’s what Formula 1 need to improve? Drop a comment below if you’d like, hit that like button and subscribe, and I’ll see you guys in the next video.
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