AP and other news organisations develop standards for use of AI in newsrooms

Generative AI has the ability to create text, images, audio and video on command, but is not yet fully capable of distinguishing between fact and fiction

The Associated Press logo at the entrance to the news organisation’s office in New York (Aaron Jackson/AP)

The Associated Press (AP) has issued guidelines on artificial intelligence, saying the tool cannot be used to create publishable content and images for the news service while encouraging staff members to become familiar with the technology.

AP is one of a handful of news organisations that have begun to set rules on how to integrate fast-developing tech tools such as ChatGPT into their work.