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Fox ridiculed for Aaron Rodgers AI slop video
The video featured several sloppy inaccuracies.
Mark Cuban on why he won’t invest in media: ‘The worst industry in the history of industries’
"I literally thought about starting a podcast where I just talked to Gemini or ChatGPT or Perplexity and just ask it deep questions."
Amazon’s AI licensing deal with New York Times, including The Athletic, garners at least $20m/year
The deal gives Amazon access to content from the NYT's news department, NYT Cooking, and its sports arm, The Athletic.
Men’s Health deletes ‘fake news’ from Luka Dončić feature
"It's AI slop that the author got wrong"
LeBron James’ lawyers threaten to sue company over nonconsensual AI imagery
"We removed the models immediately and have since updated our approach to likeness and public figure policies."
Bomani Jones calls out ‘f*cking dork’ sports media members for AI-generated takes
"Those people should be ashamed of themselves."
Troll post about fake Indiana Fever ratings reach Google AI
The Indiana Fever and Caitlin Clark did not draw 20 million viewers this past weekend, but that didn't stop the news spreading like wildfire.
Yahoo faces criticism for AI fantasy sports content
A Yahoo Sports spokesperson denied the use of AI is connected to recent layoffs.
Sportsnet roasted over AI-generated Stanley Cup Final video of baby analysts
The Stanley Cup Final saw an unusual use of AI before the first puck drop.
NBA on NBC will use AI to bring back original promo voice Jim Fagan
The NBA on NBC is continuing to lean heavily into nostalgia by using an AI version of promo voice Jim Fagan, who passed away in 2017.
Tennis governing body WTA blasted for using AI image
An apparent AI image mangled sponsor logos, players' hands, and more.
Ligue 1 turning to AI to overcome ‘blind spot’ of translation
"This is going to be standard operating procedure for every major sports league in the world before you know it."
Gannett seeks AI sports editor amid union tensions, past controversies
Google’s AI gets cheese fact wrong in Super Bowl commercial (Updated)
"Gemini provides no source, but that is just unequivocally false"
NBA app adds League Pass multiview, rewind and download features, more original content
The NBA app is rolling out new features, including multiview, offline viewing, and more.
Jack Nicklaus fighting to reclaim NIL rights after new AI replication
Nicklaus Companies has now authorized an A.I. version of Nicklaus.
Pat McAfee introduced new Grok segment: ‘The future is AI’
"We put into The Grok on The X and said 'What's the biggest takeaway from Week 1 of the NFL season?'"
ESPN AI recap of Alex Morgan’s final professional match fails to mention Alex Morgan
"[San Diego's Kennedy] Wesley was the standout player, contributing defensively as well as on offense."
AI announcements clue us into what sports media companies don’t value
No, Joe Biden didn’t drop out to focus on ‘College Football 25’
Leave it to X to point out such obvious humor.
X AI falsely claimed Steph Curry scored nine points, USA-Serbia finished in 28-28 tie
The final score was 105-79.
An AI version of Cris Collinsworth is apparently coming to Pro Football Focus
"They did a thing of me doing PFF highlights in my voice, and you sit there, and you can't even believe it."
X AI claimed Mike Gundy said ‘I’ve driven drunk,’ a quote he did not say
Gundy did not actually say "I've driven drunk," contrary to what X AI Grok claimed in its summary of tweets on him.
X’s AI platform badly fooled by Bronny James memes about his parents
AI aggregation tools thought there was serious controversy as memes went around social media after Bronny James was drafted by the Lakers.
