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Oct 10, 2023 · The Associated Press has been breaking news since 1846. In that time, AP has endeavored to always be accurate, trustworthy and responsive. As news is transmitted in more ways than ever before and in more formats than ever, we remain committed to the highest standards of integrity in all areas of business at AP: from newsgathering to corporate behavior.
AP Definitive Source | Standards around generative AI
Aug 16, 2023 · AP has a licensing agreement with OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, and while AP staff may experiment with ChatGPT with caution, they do not use it to create publishable content. Any output from a generative AI tool should be treated as unvetted source material. AP staff must apply their editorial judgment and AP’s sourcing standards when ...
AP Definitive Source | Updates to generative AI standards
May 10, 2024 · The updated guidance is the result of extensive work among standards, product and technology teams aimed at identifying uses of generative AI to make AP journalism more efficient and effective. The central role of the AP journalist – gathering, evaluating and editing news stories, video, photography and audio for our members and customers and ...
AP Definitive Source | A record election night for AP
2 days ago · APNews.com received a record 87 million page views on Election Day and broke that record the next day with 92 million page views. In all, AP News received nearly 232 million page views between Nov. 4-6, the most ever for AP during a three-day period. Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump arrives at an election night ...
How AP is tackling election-related misinformation
Oct 9, 2024 · As Nov. 5 approaches, AP is covering the impact of AI-generated misinformation on the election. Global investigative journalist Garance Burke, who has led AP’s investigations of emerging artificial intelligence technologies, outlines what we’ll be watching for in the runup to Election Day and beyond: This is effectively the first ...
AI guidance, terms added to AP Stylebook
Aug 17, 2023 · Guidance on how to cover artificial intelligence and 10 key AI terms were added today to the AP Stylebook, to help journalists accurately explain the potential, inherent risks and varying effects of AI and generative AI models. The guidance advises journalists to avoid language that attributes human characteristics to these systems – or uses ...
AP Definitive Source | Explaining the election
Oct 22, 2024 · A core pillar of AP’s election coverage this year is explanatory journalism – being clear about the mechanics of the elections process and pulling back the curtain when it comes to how AP counts the vote and declares winners. Washington Bureau Chief Anna Johnson explains why this effort to be more transparent is crucial to building trust ...
AP Definitive Source | Why does AP call US elections?
Sep 17, 2024 · For 178 years, The Associated Press has played a vital role in U.S. elections, counting the vote and declaring the winners – and reporting them to the world, without fear or favor. With a history of accuracy dating to our first vote count in 1848, AP remains the go-to source for trustworthy and reliable information every election night.
AP Definitive Source | A new look for AP News
Jun 28, 2023 · A screenshot of the relaunched AP News website. (AP Photo) The relaunch marks the first significant update to our website in several years and is the result of months of tireless work by teams across every department at AP. The new site – as well as a new app coming this fall – serves as a modern showcase for AP’s global, independent and ...
AP Definitive Source | How does AP call races?
Oct 1, 2024 · To start, AP never calls a race before the final statutory poll close time for that race. And we never declare a winner without data from voters indicating who they have chosen in an election. AP’s decision team does not guess. On election night, there are sometimes statewide races – most often for president, Senate and governor – that we ...