Aimee Rinehart

Aimee Rinehart is focused on shaping the future of journalism through strategic, collaborative innovation. As Senior Product Manager for AI Strategy at the Associated Press, she leads cross-functional initiatives that integrate generative AI into news and operational workflows with journalistic integrity. Based on her recent peer-reviewed research on participatory large language models, Aimee is currently in the coalition-building phase of a journalism-specific small language model with Minnesota-based newsrooms and universities across the U.S. She co-founded Humans in the Loop, a networking group for news innovators that meets regularly. She spearheaded collaborative initiatives on verification of online content in Brazil, France, the U.K., and the U.S. Aimee serves on advisory boards and councils at CUNY, Indiana University and Penn State. Her work foregrounds agency, accountability, and human-centered design in news and technology.