Join this three-week online course and workshop with AP staff and special guests
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Learn from the technical team responsible for AI strategy at the Associated Press. Each week you’ll learn from technical demos, real-world case studies and ethical considerations when using AI for efficiency, decision making and data management.
Learn from the latest research
Discover tools and use cases
Understand ethical considerations
The course includes project-based weekly assignments to connect what you’re learning to your professional life. You’ll have the opportunity to experiment with tools and build an AI strategy for a specific project, team or role.
When: Wednesdays, June 4, 11 and 18, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. EDT | Online
(The live sessions will be recorded and available for 60 days with registration.)
Questions? Contact ap@edmaker.co.
Standard rate is $359 per ticket. Group discounts are available at checkout.
Features of the online classroom
Assignments
Participant discussion forums
Lessons and supporting materials: tip sheets, presentations, recordings of live sessions
Early access to AP’s new video shorts on reporting on artificial intelligence
Program
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Week 1: Introduction to AI
June 4, 2025 | 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. EDT
Session 1: AI from the ground up
Feeling like you’re already behind on understanding AI? We’ll catch you up in this introduction to the course. Bring your questions and find out what the latest tools can accomplish – and what they can’t.
Speaker
Aimee Rinehart, senior product manager AI strategy, The Associated Press
Session 2: Work smarter. Supercharge your day with integrated AI tools.
AI isn’t just hype—it’s embedded, intelligent and accelerating how we get things done. Zoom auto-generates your meeting recaps. ChatGPT streamlines research in real time. Microsoft Copilot turns raw data into insights on demand. These aren’t just tools—they’re your digital co-pilots. In this session, we’ll decode the AI baked into your favorite platforms, explore where it excels (and where it doesn’t) and show you how to harness it for maximum impact.
Speaker
Tim Mills, director of enterprise collaboration and productivity, The Associated Press
Week 2: Tools and Use Cases
June 11, 2025 | 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. EDT
Session 1: AI tools that optimize work tasks
Join us for an overview of accessible, generative AI tools that include chatbots, if this then that, and others that can streamline tasks and improve performance.
Speaker
Adriana Lacy, award-winning journalist and consultant; CEO, Adriana Lacy Consulting
Session 2: An introduction to “vibe coding” — writing code one prompt at a time
Have you ever had a problem you knew could be solved with software if only you knew how to write code? What if you could just speak your idea into existence? Welcome to “vibe coding” where plain language prompts turn into working applications. AP’s Jason Smith – who is not a software developer – shares his own experiences with this new method of coding. The session includes a live demonstration and ideas for where to start experimenting on your own.
Speaker
Jason Smith, director of customer impact, workflow solutions, The Associated Press
Week 3: Understanding the Good and the Bad With AI
June 18, 2025 | 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. EDT
Session 1: How to preserve original content in the age of AI
The Associated Press photo team places 3,000 original photos across the newswire every day. Learn from the insights, checks and tools the AP uses to ensure images are not produced or manipulated with generative AI. Find out how the AP defines its photo guidelines and makes them transparent. Learn how intense color saturation of AI-generated images is influencing how we see the world.
Speaker
Aaron Jackson, deputy director of photography, The Associated Press
Session 2: AI and news: A look at AP’s Local News Initiative and what’s ahead
AP’s local news initiative has built tools and trained newsrooms about AI in the past three years. Find out how that work has shifted over time and what’s ahead for news and AI.
Course wrap-up and Q&A
Bring your conversation topics to this open forum to discuss what you’ve learned over the past three weeks and any open questions that remain for you.
Speakers
Aimee Rinehart, senior product manager AI strategy, The Associated Press
Ernest Kung, AI product manager, The Associated Press