Is Strava's "Athlete Intelligence" useful?

I have always said that I think Strava actually gives their free users a lot for free, probably too much. There isn’t really much of a reason to subscribe unless you care about specific things. You get most of the app and its utilisation for free.

That said, this “Athlete Intelligence” is just more AI slop that no one actually gives two shits about - it’s just that AI is very in right now.

If you’re a subscriber it will give you a personalised summary of your workout, and that is about it… don’t rely on it, expect it to be accurate or even care for it.

Not really. I think it's just to make people feel good.

I recently did a hike with a 600 m elevation increase over just a couple of kilometres, and while the 'athlete intelligence' for the activity complimented my elevation gain, the one on pace said that my pace was slower than average "suggesting a relaxed, exploratory journey".

Lol.

You won't find the answer on this subreddit.

This sub particularly hates Strava. Good or bad, this sub can be sure to be shitting on the new features or map changes or literally anything. I've never seen a subreddit more full of people dedicated to hating an app than this one.

While I'd agree that the AI is kinda useless it does give nice summaries lol, probably not worth the money Strava spend on it.