Major League Baseball restricts teams from using artificial intelligence applications on dugout iPads to influence in-game strategy. According to reporting, several clubs had installed custom apps on the devices that used AI to help shape decisions during games. Fox News reports that MLB “effectively outlaws” the practice, framing the action as a crackdown on the use of AI on dugout technology. The Athletic adds that the change takes effect starting Wednesday, with the league treating the AI-enabled functionality as impermissible for in-game operations. The Athletic also reports that AI use was widespread, stating that roughly a third of MLB teams relied heavily on the technology before the restriction. The move reflects MLB’s efforts to standardize or limit the use of certain data-processing tools during live play. While the reports focus on the use of AI via dugout iPads, they also indicate the league’s broader concern is about how those tools may affect competitive decisions during games rather than general technology use.