In this episode of The Family History AI Show, hosts Mark Thompson and Steve Little discuss the latest advancements in AI tools for genealogists.

Discover how Anthropic’s new Claude Projects feature stacks up against OpenAI’s custom GPTs, and learn about essential reusable prompts for genealogical research.

We also highlight key insights from the GRIP Annual Institute’s AI panel, addressing top questions from genealogy students.

Don’t miss our AI Tip of the Week, where we reveal strategies for effective chatbot interactions to enhance research efficiency: basic prompt advice.

Stay informed with rapid-fire updates on the newest developments from OpenAI, Google, and Eleven Labs. Tune in for expert advice and the latest AI news to boost your family history research.

[00:00:00] Introduction: Overview of the episode's topics

[00:00:11] Family History AI in the News

[00:00:45] Claude Projects by Anthropic

[00:06:40] Comparison of Claude Projects and OpenAI Custom GPTs

[00:14:20] GRIP Institute on AI and Genealogy

[00:24:45] Family History AI Tip of the Week

[00:24:58] Chatting with Your Chatbot: Importance of Prompting Basics

[00:28:20] AI RapidFire

[00:28:35] OpenAI Updates: Mac app release; ChatGPT voice assistant delay

[00:30:45] Google Updates: Gemini integration with Gmail and Google Docs

[00:32:30] OpenAI Content Licensing Deals

[00:35:40] Eleven Labs Text-to-Speech: Licensed voices for realistic text-to-speech

[00:40:40] Closing Remarks: Recap of the episode; Upcoming events

Anthropic Claude Projects: https://www.anthropic.com/news/projects

OpenAI Custom GPTs: https://chatgpt.com/gpts

Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh (GRIP): https://www.gripitt.org

OpenAI ChatGPT: https://chat.openai.com

Anthropic Claude: https://www.anthropic.com/claude

Google Gemini: https://ai.google.com/gemini

Time Magazine: https://time.com

The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com

Eleven Labs: https://elevenlabs.io

Tags: AI Tools, Genealogy, Claude Projects, OpenAI, ChatGPT, Anthropic, Custom GPTs, Reusable Prompts, GRIP Annual Institute, Family History, Genealogical Research, Artificial Intelligence, LLMs, Chatbot Tips, AI in Genealogy, Time Magazine, Eleven Labs, Text to Speech, Google Gemini, AI News, Podcast

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/