18 verified, source-linked AI implementations documented between 2015–2026.
AP licenses its authoritative vote count data across local, state and national races in major U.S. cities to OpenAI for use in ChatGPT; coverage from fall 2026 U.S. elections through 2028 general election; also covers Brazil elections; ChatGPT and OpenAI services will provide live AP vote counts on election nights; expands AP's existing content licensing relationship with OpenAI (originally signed 2023 for news story training data)
Associated Press (AP) content licensed and integrated into Amazon's Alexa Podcasts feature (launched May 18, 2026); Alexa Podcasts uses AI to generate on-demand audio podcast episodes on any topic, narrated by AI-generated co-hosts in conversational format; draws on licensed journalism from 200+ news publications for content accuracy; available to all Alexa+ subscribers (included with Amazon Prime); distinct from AP/OpenAI, AP/Google Gemini and AP/Microsoft PCM partnerships; part of Amazon's broader push to license premium publisher content for its rebuilt Nova LLM-powered Alexa+ assistant; one of 11 named launch partners at Alexa Podcasts launch
Rachel Dixon (Director of Strategic Growth) built an interactive simulation tool for lean product teams. A team inputs a product idea (e.g. an AI agent that checks journalists' work for bias); the tool runs it against ~100 AI 'synthetic personas' — digital twins of editors, video directors and industry advisors — outputs an executive summary of who would block or support it, flags regional constraints, and lets users chat one-on-one with the personas to pressure-test assumptions before building a prototype.
AI editorial assistant for translation, write-throughs, headlines, summaries and document analysis
AP provides a real-time news feed to Google to improve the Gemini AI chatbot's currency and factual accuracy; AP content integrated into Google Gemini responses with real-time information; initial rollout to paid Google Workspace Business subscribers, later extended to Enterprise tier; neither party disclosed financial terms; complements AP's existing relationships with OpenAI (2023) and Microsoft (2025) to establish AP as a canonical real-time news data source across major AI platforms
AP is among the co-designers of Microsoft's new pay-per-use AI content marketplace alongside Conde Nast, Hearst Magazines, USA Today Co., Vox Media, Business Insider and People Inc.; marketplace allows AI companies to license publisher content on a usage basis for grounding AI models; Microsoft Copilot is early buyer; AP global chief revenue officer stated: 'We think it's really important that organizations of all sizes and shapes are paying for premium content'; complements AP's existing content deals with OpenAI (2023), Google Gemini (2025) and OpenAI election data licensing (2026)
Centralized AI-powered verification dashboard for journalists combining text, photo and video authentication tools in one platform; integrates AI chatbot assistant, geolocation and landmark recognition, AI text detection, transcription (Trint), reverse image search, people finder, anti-duplication alerts and third-party tools from Google, Graylark, GPTZero, Trendolizer and Pipl; tested internally for one year before external launch; launched to external publisher subscribers Dec. 2025; content privacy maintained — competitors cannot see others' verification queries; real-world applications include authenticating Texas flood footage and locating Charlie Kirk assassination eyewitness video; sold as subscription product to news organizations; distinct from AP/OpenAI content licensing deals and AP's automated sports/earnings journalism
Merlin – AI-powered photo and video search that recognizes elements within visual content without relying on descriptions or metadata
AppliedXL partnership – AI analysis of federal registry data to generate actionable news tips distributed to local newsrooms
ShortTok partnership – AI-powered content discovery and video curation integrated into AP news production workflow
AI-driven auto-shotlisting for videos – analyzes video content to facilitate creation of shotlists;" all descriptions reviewed and edited by editorial staff before publication
Expands Spanish-language content reach with editorial oversight
Reduces headline writing time for editors
Pilot AI story summarization – AI generates concise summaries of AP articles to help readers quickly grasp core information
One of the earliest major news organization AI deals; AP journalism licensed to train OpenAI's models and appear in ChatGPT with attribution; AP also gained access to OpenAI technology and expertise to evaluate potential use cases in news products; deal positioned AP as 'a trusted source of high-quality information' for AI platforms; subsequently extended and expanded with the 2026 AP/OpenAI election data licensing agreement
~3,700 earnings stories/quarter; 13 minor leagues automated""
Associated Press is one of 182 organizations in United States documented in the index, which holds 363 cases from the country. Its work spans 8 function types, including Audience Experience & Personalisation, documented across 110 organizations worldwide.