AI Manages A Pro Sports Team

Updated: 2025.09.08 1M ago 1 sources
The Oakland A’s will reportedly experiment with letting an AI system manage team decisions. This shifts AI from advisory analytics to operational authority in a high‑stakes, public setting. The outcome will test performance, blame allocation, and labor/union responses to machine decision‑makers. — If AI can run live operations in elite sports, similar delegation could spread to businesses and public services, forcing new rules for accountability, transparency, and human override.

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