MLB cracks down on using AI via dugout iPads to help shape in-game decisions

Major League Baseball has effectively banned teams from using generative AI tools accessed via league-provided dugout iPads, with the crackdown taking effect on Wednesday. A commissioner's office memo revealed that roughly a third of the league had been using custom apps on these iPads to receive AI-powered recommendations on in-game decisions such as substitutions and pitch calling, going beyond the technology's originally intended purpose. The ban came after the league determined teams were violating guidelines by allowing live data to feed AI-powered programs that influenced real-time strategy.