“Nowhere in the 215-word recap is Morgan mentioned, let alone the fact that this was the two-time World Cup winner and Olympic gold medalist’s final pro match.”
ESPN launched AI recaps for the NWSL this week and promised a human editor would review every one. Alex Morgan’s last professional match got 215 words that named a teammate the standout player. ESPN patched her in at 8:59 the next morning. Either the editor never read it or the editor is a checkbox.