# The Associated Press treats generative AI output as unvetted source material and requires its journalists to apply its sourcing standards

Page: https://flyvolo.ai/en/changes/ev-20230815-journalist-5
Date: 2023-08-15 · Stage: Constraint
Can this record move a task judgement? yes
Occupation: https://flyvolo.ai/en/careers/journalist

## Scope

One news agency. The agency's published standards say the central role of the AP journalist, gathering, evaluating and ordering facts, will not change; that any output from a generative AI tool should be treated as unvetted source material and AP staff must apply their editorial judgement and AP's sourcing standards when considering any information for publication; and that AP journalists are responsible for the accuracy and fairness of what they share. An employer's own rule for its staff; one organisation.

## Source

- The Associated Press — 'Standards around generative AI' (15 August 2023) — https://blog.ap.org/standards-around-generative-ai (primary source)

## What this means

At one of the largest news agencies, whatever a model produces is treated like a tip from an unverified source, and checking it is the journalist's job.

## What it does not show yet

One organisation's standard; it measures nothing about how sourcing work has changed.

## How to verify it yourself

Open AP's 'Standards around generative AI' and find "treated as unvetted source material".


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