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ESPN's AI Coverage Overlooks Alex Morgan in Her Final Match Recap

September 8, 2024

ESPN's AI-generated recap of Alex Morgan’s final professional soccer match failed to mention her significant retirement moment, instead providing a standard rundown that missed the emotional context.
Alleged deployer
espn, espn-generative-ai-services
Alleged developer
espn, espn-generative-ai-services
Alleged harmed parties
alex-morgan, alex-morgan-fans, national-women's-soccer-league-(nwsl)

Source

Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/785

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