ESPN is now using Associated Press AI-generated journalism “using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.” I don’t remember this being the case last year.
For such a short writeup, the game preview for tonight’s Sixers/Bucks game is amazingly bad:
Bucks host the 76ers to begin season
ByData Skrive Oct 25, 2023, 02:03 am Philadelphia 76ers vs. Milwaukee Bucks
Milwaukee; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EDT
Bucks -5.5
BOTTOM LINE: The Milwaukee Bucks begin the season at home against the Philadelphia 76ers.
Milwaukee went 58-24 overall, 35-16 in Eastern Conference play and 32-8 at home during the 2022-23 season. The Bucks averaged 13.7 points off of turnovers, 14.4 second-chance points and 34.3 bench points last season.
Philadelphia went 54-28 overall and 34-18 in Eastern Conference play during the 2022-23 season. The 76ers averaged 115.2 points per game while allowing opponents to score 110.9 last season.
INJURIES: Bucks: None listed.
76ers: None listed.
This is not AI. That’s just templated content being fed by API data. ESPN’s been using this for several years, even before ChatGPT and other AI engines went public.
Yeah ESPN has been using generated content for a lot longer than this year