Overview
- Andrei Orlov, the club’s former director general, alleges Moreno relied on ChatGPT to shape training, match tactics, travel plans and transfer decisions.
- Orlov cites a trip to Khabarovsk where a chatbot-produced schedule initially kept players awake for 28 hours, adding that an adjusted AI-generated plan was ultimately followed.
- He also claims scouting data fed into the chatbot identified striker Artur Shushenachev as a target, a move the club later viewed as unsuccessful.
- In interviews published on January 26, Moreno denies using AI for lineups, tactics or recruitment and says his use of ChatGPT was limited to Russian–Spanish translations.
- Moreno notes his departure came after poor results in September 2025 and disputes that AI use was the cause, with no official Sochi statement confirming that rationale.