The NBA has announced plans to start using artificial intelligence to automate certain calls, and basketball fans in New Hampshire are having mixed reactions to the idea.NBA commissioner Adam Silver said AI is coming to the parquet. It will work like the Hawk-Eye system used in tennis, in which cameras are situated around the court that make real-time determinations of whether the ball has landed in or out. Silver said the technology would be used to make instantaneous decisions on objective calls, such as whether a foot or ball is out of bounds. “I do think it would be better, because it would help the referees understand their mistakes,” said basketball fan Demi Bauchemin.>> Download the free WMUR app to get updates on the go <<“I think it kind of falls in line with the evolution of modern-day sports in general,” said basketball fan Nick Carnes. The change wouldn’t mean the end of human referees. Silver said they’re still needed for interpreting physical contact or other more subjective calls. Not everyone is on board with the idea.”I just don’t like AI at all,” said basketball fan Jason Rudolph. “It just takes away the human aspect.”The big question many fans have is when the change will start to roll out. At this point, that hasn’t been announced.

MANCHESTER, N.H. —

The NBA has announced plans to start using artificial intelligence to automate certain calls, and basketball fans in New Hampshire are having mixed reactions to the idea.

NBA commissioner Adam Silver said AI is coming to the parquet. It will work like the Hawk-Eye system used in tennis, in which cameras are situated around the court that make real-time determinations of whether the ball has landed in or out.

Silver said the technology would be used to make instantaneous decisions on objective calls, such as whether a foot or ball is out of bounds.

“I do think it would be better, because it would help the referees understand their mistakes,” said basketball fan Demi Bauchemin.

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“I think it kind of falls in line with the evolution of modern-day sports in general,” said basketball fan Nick Carnes.

The change wouldn’t mean the end of human referees. Silver said they’re still needed for interpreting physical contact or other more subjective calls.

Not everyone is on board with the idea.

“I just don’t like AI at all,” said basketball fan Jason Rudolph. “It just takes away the human aspect.”

The big question many fans have is when the change will start to roll out. At this point, that hasn’t been announced.