Tuesday, November 7, 2023

Democracy Dies in Darkness

The Associated Press and the Washington Post, the former paragons of excellence in journalism, now have their stories written by a machine. In the following, a machine "intelligence" determined that Baylor was playing Auburn at home. However, Baylor is located in Texas, not Sioux Falls, South Dakota, which is identified elsewhere in the article as the location of the game. Although it is an AP story, I found it on the WaPo site, so clearly they are fine with AI-written articles.

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No. 20 Baylor Bears tip off season at home against the Auburn Tigers

By Associated Press

November 7, 2023 at 3:44 a.m. EST Auburn Tigers vs. Baylor Bears

Sioux Falls, South Dakota; Tuesday, 9 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The No. 20 Baylor Bears open the season at home against the Auburn Tigers.

Baylor went 23-11 overall with a 12-3 record against non-conference opponents during the 2022-23 season. The Bears allowed opponents to score 70.3 points per game and shoot 45.4% from the field last season.

Auburn finished 21-13 overall with an 11-4 record in non-conference games in the 2022-23 season. The Tigers averaged 72.8 points per game while allowing opponents to score 67.7 last season.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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