NEW
YORK, Sept. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- AppliedXL
and The Associated Press announced today a collaboration to provide
AI-powered local news tips and advisories on health, energy and
environment issues to AP member newsrooms in an effort to enhance
local journalism.
Leveraging AppliedXL's autonomous news gathering technology and
informed by input from AP journalists, the new initiative, AP Local
Lede, identifies and contextualizes the local impact of federal
regulations from over 430 agencies, highlighting how government
actions affect communities and businesses across all 50 states.
AppliedXL's technology emulates the rigorous research workflow
processes of newsrooms. The system is powered by algorithms that
analyze data from trusted public sources, provide context, and
perform programmatic data validation and self-checks, all with
human oversight to mitigate AI risks.
"We are pleased to be using AI in this new way to deliver timely
and accurate news tips to local news organizations," said
Troy Thibodeaux, AP director of AI
products and services. "Our goal in deploying AI is to help expand
the reach of our journalism and provide our members and customers
with tools that enhance their own reporting."
AP is piloting AP Local Lede with an initial cohort of member
news organizations, with plans to expand the group in the coming
months. These outlets receive localized news insights at the
county, state or regional level. Topics include developments in
renewable energy, critical infrastructure projects, economic
growth, environmental protection efforts and health care policy
changes, among others.
"AP has been a pioneer in the development and implementation of
AI and represents the gold standard for news innovation. By
integrating AP's journalistic principles into our AI agents, we can
make these systems reliable and transparent, and as a result, build
trust with AP customers who receive these insights," said
Francesco Marconi, CEO of
AppliedXL.
AppliedXL, founded by computational journalists who previously
worked at both The Associated Press and The Wall Street Journal,
powers real-time professional information for other global firms
like Bloomberg, as well as leading financial institutions and
Fortune 100 companies. AppliedXL monitors emerging risks across
critical industries like healthcare, life sciences, energy, and
infrastructure, specializing in sectors with strict regulations,
high complexity, and uneven access to information.
ABOUT AP
The Associated Press is an independent global news organization
dedicated to factual reporting. Founded in 1846, AP today remains
the most trusted source of fast, accurate, unbiased news in all
formats and the essential provider of the technology and services
vital to the news business. More than half the world's population
sees AP journalism every day. Online: www.ap.org
ABOUT APPLIEDXL
AppliedXL is an AI and computational journalism company
pioneering autonomous newsgathering technology. Its AI agents
analyze data from trusted public sources, provide dynamic context,
and perform programmatic data validation and self-checks. This
technology generates real-time news briefings used by the world's
leading information providers, Fortune 500 companies, and
billion-dollar hedge funds. Learn more:
https://www.appliedxl.com/
Contact
Lauren
Easton
Vice President of Corporate Communications
The Associated Press
212-621-7005
383352@email4pr.com
Nicole Meir
Media Relations Manager
The Associated Press
212-621-7536
383352@email4pr.com
Frank Spence
Public Relations Director
WestComms
415-294-1157
383352@email4pr.com
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