MLB cracks down on dugout iPads with artificial intelligence fears growing

MLB is cracking down on artificial intelligence. According to a report by The Athletic on Thursday, the league “has effectively outlawed the growing practice of using league-provided dugout iPads to access generative artificial intelligence, which some teams had increasingly leaned upon to help shape in-game strategy.” The Athletic obtained a commissioner’s office memo saying teams were pushing boundaries of technology guidelines by installing custom apps that expanded the use of iPads “beyond their originally intended purpose.” The memo stated teams were using iPads for recommendations on substitutions, pitch-calling and other in-game decisions usually made by players and coaches. Angels designated hitter Jorge Soler holds an iPadin the dugout during the second inning against the Orioles