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Associated Press Updates Stylebook for Journalists: AI Output Should Be Treated Unvetted

The Associated Press has expanded its artificial intelligence guidance in the 58th edition of the AP Stylebook, advising journalists to treat AI-generated output as unverified source material.
AP Stylebook 58th edition cover alongside a crossed-out AI symbol and a group of news microphones, illustrating new guidelines on AI use in journalism.
October 28, 2026 11:33 AM IST | Written by Supriya Singh | Edited by Vaibhav Jha

The Associated Press (AP) has introduced new artificial intelligence guidelines in the 58th edition of their AP Stylebook online, warning journalists across the world to treat any AI-generated output as unverified information

AP stylebook online is a searchable guide for writers and editors that is updated throughout the year. The online edition builds on the print stylebook and is widely used in newsrooms, classrooms and corporate offices worldwide.

The AP Stylebook AI guidelines states that AI-generated output should be treated as unverified source material and reviewed using editorial judgement and sourcing standards before publication.

“We have new artificial intelligence guidelines on Stylebook Online, informed by the AP’s own policies on what we do and don’t do with AI. One tip: Any output from an AI tool should be treated as unvetted source material. You must apply your editorial judgment and sourcing standards when considering and editing any information for publication,” AP tweeted.

 

Meanwhile AP also updated its newsroom standards for artificial intelligence in July, expanding guidance on the use of AI tools in journalism while reiterating that editorial judgment, verification and accountability remain the responsibility of journalists.

The revised standards allowed AI tools to assist with early-stage research, document summarisation, transcription, translation, headline suggestions, story summaries, grammar and spelling. However AP journalists must review and edit AI generated output before publication. The guidelines prohibited the use of generative AI to create, alter or enhance news photographs.

They also outlined standards for verifying and reporting AI generated or manipulated content, requiring such material to be clearly identified and presented in context. Disclosure is required when generative AI plays a material role in published content.

Other prominent media organizations like the Editors Guild of India and Agence France Presse (AFP) have published standards that clearly do not allow any content to be published by editors that is directly generated by AI.

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  • AI FrontPage Reporter Supriya Singh

    Supriya Singh is a Reporter at AI FrontPage covering the AI & Education and AI & Jobs beats. She brings six years of print and digital experience, including three years at The Asian Age, where she reported on higher education, Delhi government, and crime. She is based in Delhi-NCR.

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    Vaibhav Jha is an Editor and Co-founder of AI FrontPage. In his decade long career in journalism, Vaibhav has reported for publications including The Indian Express, Hindustan Times, and The New York Times, covering the intersection of technology, policy, and society. Outside work, he’s usually trying to persuade people to watch Anurag Kashyap films.

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