aceThe Spin | Robots bowling the perfect doosra are some way off but AI is already reshaping cricket
Daniel Kokotajlo, a former researcher at OpenAI, warned last week that it was possible we would end up “creating a new species that ends up ruling the world”. Once the initial shock wore off, and I’d considered what this could mean for my young children and the future of the planet, another thought popped into my head: will this new species be able to swing an old cricket ball or navigate a seaming green top? It sounds frivolous. It is frivolous. But the question is not quite as ridiculous as it first appears. F…
If AI systems could make every umpiring call perfectly, cricket may face pressure to replace human umpires, shifting technology from assistance to substitution.
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- JournalismThe Guardian2026-09-16
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