Empowering Genealogists with AI: Presentation to National Genealogical Society (NGS)

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I gave a presentation titled “Empowering Genealogists with AI” to the National Genealogical Society on September 6, 2023. The talk covered emerging beneficial use cases of AI-assisted genealogy while addressing current limits, privacy issues, and ethical concerns, and includes a homework assignment you can complete to create an AI-generated handout as practice (jump to 1:04:00 for instructions). You can view the talk here: https://youtu.be/npQaRJbzE1s.

I had a great time with the presentation. I hope you enjoy it. And I am grateful to NGS for the opportunity.

Published by Steve Little

Steve Little is the AI Program Director for the National Genealogical Society and the founder of AI Genealogy Insights. I trace my deep roots to one Appalachian county, where, by 1820, all 32 of my 3rd-great-grandparents had settled—many even earlier than that. In fact, 60 of my most recent ancestors were born, lived, and died there, in Ashe County, NC. My passion lies in AI & genetic genealogy: with a keen interest in endogamy, pedigree collapse, and the art of deciphering multiple relationships through DNA segment triangulation, and an insatiable curiosity to explore beneficial uses and current limits of artificial intelligence in genealogy. Beyond genealogy, I wear many hats: I'm a husband and a dad, a Methodist pastor, and a Virginian. My hobbies span from bird watching and sky gazing to chess and film. Additionally, I'm an avid reader, writer, photographer, and regex script hacker.

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