Major League Baseball has effectively outlawed the use of artificial intelligence on iPads during games. The league issued a memo on June 11, with the ban fully going into effect on Wednesday before teams resumed play following the All-Star break.
Background
Teams were installing custom apps that pushed the boundaries of the technology guidelines, as the iPads were being used “beyond their originally intended purpose to include recommendations regarding substitutions, pitch calling, and other in-game decisions traditionally made by players and coaches,” according to a commissioner’s office memo.
The league’s review of the use of technology found that no teams broke the MLB’s rules governing sign stealing and electronic-device usage. The ban ensures that humans are calling all of the shots, rather than relying on artificial intelligence.
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