I also am hesitant to assume AI is the primary reason without a clear statement to that effect. Others mentioned the pay dispute and previous retirement. One r

I also am hesitant to assume AI is the primary reason without a clear statement to that effect. Others mentioned the pay dispute and previous retirement. One reason I didn’t see mentioned is that since 2016, his play is not at the same level it was. From 2000-2016 he was always among the very best, and for most of a decade he was the best. No player had a better run over those years. Now, he’s still good, and could maintain a long career, but there are many players who are unmistakably stronger, and he’s at the age where a comeback is not super likely.