Strava Updates Its AI Route Planning and Cheater Detection

Strava updates its AI route planning and cheater detection

Strav is rolling out updates over the coming weeks that help subscribers to compete against other users and their own personal bests,

Strava wipes 4.45 million activities in hunt against cheats

Exercise app using machine learning to flag suspicious activities

Alternatives to Komoot: If you are looking for route proposals, you can now try Strava and Garmin Connect+ - the latter still has problems. (Strava, Garmin)

To protect the integrity of the rankings between runners and runners, Strava has been mobilizing since the beginning of the year an AI model to identify questionable activities. In just a few months, the application says it has neutralized almost 4.5 million abnormal performances. It's a fun coincidence.

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There's another bank holiday weekend around the corner, just two days to go... Dan Alexander will be getting you through Thursday with the usual live blog round-up of all the news, reaction and silliness from the cycling world today

Latest Strava Updates Use AI to Recommend Routes, Level Leaderboards, and More

The weekend comes, and there’s an urge to shake up your routine. It’s time to take a long run or ride to new places. That often takes tinkering on a map and can eat into riding time if you haven’t planned ahead. Then comes the urge to just wing it, which can be fun — unless you end up riding down sketchy road shoulders, cursing yourself with every passing car. Strava’s latest suite of updates includes route suggestions based on paths worn by its…