Why Korea's AI-powered baseball umpires are making life harder for the league's biggest stars
South Korea's KBO league saw top hitters receive fewer favorable calls after adopting robotic ball-strike technology. A new study indicates prominent batters walked less and struck out more following the system's introduction. Researchers suggest this change reflects a prior umpire bias favoring well-known players. The technology helps reduce bias in objective decisions across various settings. Human judgment remains valuable for more subjective calls in officiating.
South Korea's KBO league saw top hitters receive fewer favorable calls after adopting robotic ball-strike technology. A new study indicates prominent batters walked less and struck out more following the system's introduction. Researchers suggest this change reflects a prior umpire bias favoring well-known players. The technology helps reduce bias in objective decisions across various settings. Human judgment remains valuable for more subjective calls in officiating.
