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ESPN’s AI-generated sports recaps are already missing the point

AI still isn’t good at writing the news.

But so far, the stories are very bland, basic writeups — and they’re already missing important nuance, as Parker Molloy points out. ESPN argued that the AI summaries free up its writers to focus on more in-depth work like “more differentiating features, analysis, investigative, and breaking news coverage,” and in this instance, a human reporter did write an entire story about Alex Morgan’s emotional moment. Musicians, news orgs, and other creatives are fighting the rise of AI in court, arguing it trains on the work of humans without permission.

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