Artificial intelligence is coming to Wimbledon! Starting summer of 2025, the famous U.K. tennis tournament says it’ll replace line judges with an AI-powered camera system.
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Artificial intelligence is coming to Wimbledon. Is nothing sacred? Today, the All England Club, which runs the famous British tennis tournament, announced the change, as NPR’s Lauren Frayer reports from London.
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UNIDENTIFIED REFEREE: Out.
LAUREN FRAYER, BYLINE: It’s the line judges crouching at the back of the court, often impeccably dressed in pinstripes, who call the ball in or out, and they’ve done so on Wimbledon’s grass courts for