AI-Penned Article on Female Footballers Stirs Controversy Over ESPN’s Omission of Professional Players

ESPN faces criticism for not mentioning Alex Morgan, the professional female footballer, in their summary of the match between San Diego and North Carolina. Alex Morgan played in the final game for just 15 minutes and scored a penalty, but ESPN’s Generative AI Services summary only focused on the final score and goal scorers, neglecting the significance of this being Alex Morgan’s last game. ESPN recently introduced a service for match summaries, with human editors overseeing the summaries. Currently, this service is only available for the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL) and National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL).

TLDR: ESPN received backlash for overlooking Alex Morgan’s final game in their match summary between San Diego and North Carolina. Their new AI summary service is currently limited to PLL and NWSL.