Ernest Kung is the AI Product Manager for The Associated Press helping local newsrooms implement artificial intelligence into their workflows. Previously, he was an award-winning local television news producer and writer. Ernest pursued a master’s degree to shift into the technology development side of news to make it easier for journalists to do their jobs. He earned a Master of Business Information Systems with Distinction from the University of Canterbury where his research project was on AI for journalism in Aotearoa New Zealand. Ernest worked for 15 years in the newsrooms of CBS-owned and affiliated stations in Los Angeles, San Diego and Portland, Oregon. He also holds a BA in Broadcast Journalism from the University of Southern California.