By Mark Thompson and Steve Little
The podcast currently has 5 episodes available.
Hosts Mark Thompson and Steve Little discuss Steve's recent AI course for genealogists at GRIP and the rapid pace of learning and practical applications for genealogy.
They examine the industry-wide effects of Apple's focus on AI privacy and security, including at OpenAI. The launch of Anthropic's Claude 3.5 Sonnet is a major advancement, offering huge improvements for genealogical research.
This week’s Tip of The Week emphasizes the value of using AI for small, repetitive tasks.
They also cover new industry-wide initiatives for identifying AI-generated images, updates to Adobe Acrobat's AI features, and the growing global interest in AI for genealogy.
Family History AI in the News
00:43 - Steve's Update on "AI from Basics to Breakthroughs" at GRIP (Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh).
06:42- Apple Intelligence’s industry Impact on privacy and security in AI.
08:59 - Claude 3.5 Sonnet is a significant development in AI.
Tip of the Week:
15:26 - Six Minutes Over Silver Bullets.
AI Rapid Fire
17:53 – A new consortium, led by Adobe, is helping identify AI-generated images.
19:43 - Adobe Acrobat AI Assistant Update allows multiple documents to be analyzed or summarized simultaneously.
22:09 – The Global Impact of AI on the Family History Community
24:06 – Tout Fini
National Genealogical Society https://www.ngsgenealogy.org/
GRIP (Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh) https://www.gripitt.org/
Apple Intelligence https://machinelearning.apple.com/
OpenAI https://openai.com/
Claude 3.5 Sonnet (by Anthropic) https://www.anthropic.com/
Google Gemini https://ai.google/
Adobe Acrobat AI Assistant https://www.adobe.com/acrobat/features/ai-assistant.html
Ontario Genealogical Society https://ogs.on.ca/
Society of Australian Genealogists https://www.sag.org.au/
Genealogy and Artificial Intelligence Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/genealogyandai
FamilySearch https://www.familysearch.org/
Ancestry https://www.ancestry.com/
MyHeritage https://www.myheritage.com/
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In this episode of the Family History AI Show, hosts Mark Thompson and Steve Little discuss recent developments in AI for genealogy.
They recap the groundbreaking AI Day at the Ontario Genealogical Society conference, highlighting the engaging presentations made throughout the conference. An exclusive interview with Daniel Horowitz reveals MyHeritage's user-friendly approach to AI. The hosts discuss tech giants' recent challenges and contrast them with Apple's strategic AI implementation.
The Tip of The Week provides practical advice on managing AI hallucinations. Leveraging custom GPTs for genealogical research takes center stage.
The episode also touches on the power of AI in summarization, as demonstrated in a recent Research Like a Pro podcast. Wrapping up, Steve previews his upcoming course on AI in genealogy at GRIP, promising an in-depth exploration of this rapidly evolving field.
00:30 Headlines
01:15 Big AI Conference in Toronto
Life at the Jagged Edge.
10:00 Perplexity gets called out by Forbes Magazine
11:42 Microsoft delays Recall on Copilot + PCs
13:50 More thoughts on the importance of Apple Intelligence
20:35 Interview with Daniel Horowitz, MyHeritage’s Expert Genealogist
30:20 Tip of the Week: Managing Hallucinations
AI Rapidfire
40:18 Microsoft Removing Support for CustomGPTs from Copilot
45:00 Nicole Dyer, from Research Like a Pro, covers summarization and introduces the importance of disclosure
49:20 Perplexity goes after Google by offering common Google searches
50:50 Upcoming courses and announcements
53:54 Tout fini
Ontario Genealogical Society conference
https://conference2024.ogs.on.ca/
MyHeritage AI tools
https://www.myheritage.com/ai-time-machine
Perplexity AI
https://www.perplexity.ai/
Microsoft Delays Recall amid Security Concerns
https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2024/06/microsoft-recall-delayed-after-privacy-and-security-concerns
Apple's AI strategy
https://www.apple.com/ca/newsroom/2024/06/introducing-apple-intelligence-for-iphone-ipad-and-mac/
Chat GPT
https://openai.com/chatgpt
Claude AI
https://www.anthropic.com/claude
Google's Gemini
https://blog.google/products/gemini/
Research Like a Pro podcast
https://familylocket.com/the-research-like-a-pro-genealogy-podcast/
Custom GPTs and reusable prompts
https://aigenealogyinsights.com/2024/01/10/exploring-custom-gpts-my-journey-into-ai-tools-for-genealogy/
DNA Painter
https://dnapainter.com/
Ethan Mollick on X
https://x.com/emollick
OpenAI's GPT-4
https://openai.com/research/gpt-4
Blaine Bettinger's Genealogy and Artificial Intelligence Facebook group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1255245945084761
AI Genealogy Insights website
https://www.aigenealogyinsights.com/
Research Like a Pro podcast episode 310
https://familylocket.com/research-like-a-pro-podcast/
Tags: AI, Artificial Intelligence, Genealogy, Family History, Technology, OpenAI, Google, Perplexity, ChatGPT, AI Conferences, AITipOfTheWeek, TipOfTheWeek, Ethical AI, Disclosure, Genealogy Research, Perplexity, ChatGPT, AI in Genealogy, AI Tools, Technology in Genealogy, AI Transparency, AI and Privacy
In this episode of the Family History AI Show, co-hosts Mark Thompson and Steve Little discuss the exciting developments in AI announced at Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) last week. In particular, Apple's promise of a more secure, private approach to AI. Apple's approach to AI is compared with Microsoft's Recall feature and Google's Memory, highlighting the importance of security and privacy to genealogists.
Mark and Steve also discuss recent updates to ChatGPT's Data Analyst, showcasing its improved spreadsheet analysis capabilities, which could greatly simplify research for some genealogists.
This episode's AI Tip of the Week encourages labeling of AI-generated content to give the gift of trust to future researchers.
1:30 Apple announced a new kind of AI last week, Apple Intelligence
12:15 Microsoft Recall feature highlights privacy and security concerns
22:37 ChatGPT's Data Analyst update
35:39 Family History AI Tip of the Week: Give the gift of trust to future generations by labelling AI content
42:10 AI Rapid Fire: International adoption of AI tools on the rise
51:22 Upcoming AI events with Mark and Steve
OpenAI:
https://www.openai.com
ChatGPT:
https://chatgpt.com/
Improvements to data analysis in ChatGPT
https://openai.com/index/improvements-to-data-analysis-in-chatgpt/
“Genealogy and Artificial Intelligence (AI)” Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/genealogyandai
Anthropic:
https://www.anthropic.com
Meta AI:
https://ai.facebook.com
Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh (GRIP):
https://www.gripitt.org
National Genealogical Society AI Toolbox Series
https://www.ngsgenealogy.org/ai/aitoolboxworkshop/
Apple Worldwide Developer Conference:
https://developer.apple.com/wwdc
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“These tools are so useful […] that even if there are prohibitions against their use, […] there's an incredible temptation to use them surreptitiously.” - Steve Little
Join Mark Thompson and Steve Little as they discuss the AI stories affecting the family history community. AI outages, ethical debates, and cutting-edge tools were all big news this week.
Also, listen to how OpenAI's new content deals, Google's very bad awful week, and Perplexity's innovative Pages tool, could impact your genealogy research in the future.
Please leave a comment/review to let us know how we’re doing, and what you would like us to discuss in future episodes!
00:30 Major outage of tools on June 4th, 2024
02:48 Ethical considerations for using AI for genealogy
10:38 OpenAI's new content licensing deals
13:54 Google fumbles AI-overview rollout
17:20 Perplexity's innovative Pages tool simplifies research
23:57 OpenAI announces more free stuff included in ChatGPT
29:16 AI Tip of The Week: Treat Your Chatbot Like a Human
32:34 Rapid-fire updates
32:41 OpenAI Announce development of a new large language model
34:08 Partnership between Apple and OpenAI expected soon
35:45 Elon Musk announces $6B investment in Grok.AI
36:38 Meta/Facebook announce a paid version of Meta.AI coming “soon”
39:31 Upcoming Announcements
39:37 Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference
39:45 Ontario Genealogical Society Conference
40:05 Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh
41:07 Tout fini!
OpenAI:
https://www.openai.com
ChatGPT:
https://chatgpt.com/
“Genealogy and Artificial Intelligence (AI)” Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/genealogyandai
Google AI Overview:
https://ai.google
Perplexity AI:
https://www.perplexity.ai
Perplexity Pages Tool:
https://www.perplexity.ai/pages
Anthropic:
https://www.anthropic.com
Meta AI:
https://ai.facebook.com
Ontario Genealogical Society Conference:
https://conference.ogs.on.ca
Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh (GRIP):
https://www.gripitt.org
Apple Worldwide Developer Conference:
https://developer.apple.com/wwdc
Welcome to the first episode of The Family History AI Show!
This week, Mark and Steve dive into the latest developments in AI and how they are transforming the world of genealogy. From the new tools announced recently by OpenAI and Google to big stories from the National Genealogical Society conference, this episode is packed with insights and tips for leveraging AI in your family history research.
Timestamps
00:00 – Intro
2:00 – AI In the News
2:20 – OpenAI announces ChatGPT 4o
9:05 – Google Gemini gets smarter with bigger prompts
13:25 – Family Search offers full-text search to more records
18:16 – National Genealogical Society Conference Update
23:30 – AI Tip – Use AI for things that you are already good at
30:25 – Rapid Fire Topics
30:30 – Microsoft announce “Co-Pilot + PC” and “Recall”
38:05 – Rumor: Apple’s Siri will be improved with ChatGPT
41:25 – Upcoming workshops, events and announcements
The National Genealogical Society AI Toolbox Series
https://www.ngsgenealogy.org/ai/aitoolboxworkshop/
The Ontario Genealogical Society Annual Conference
https://conference2024.ogs.on.ca/
AI Genealogy Seminars: From Basics to Breakthroughs
https://grip.ngsgenealogy.org/courses/ai-genealogy-seminars-from-basics-to-breakthroughs/
The podcast currently has 5 episodes available.