French draft law to allow AI crowd monitoring at Paris Olympics

The aquatic centre being built in Saint Denis, north of Paris, for the Paris Olympic Games in 2024. Government-proposed legislation would allow for the use of body scanners for spectators entering the building. © Bertrand Combaldieu/AP

The French government has introduced new legislation that would broaden the use of electronic monitoring to manage security during the 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris.

With less than two years to go, the French government is finalising the legislative framework around the organisation of the Paris Olympics, introducing a bill to ministers Thursday to address security, among other things.