Hello friends,
Today, Mark and I released Episode 8 of The Family History AI Show podcast. A description of the show is below. But I wanted to take a quick moment to point out how we have structured the show as a way to highlight what we enjoy sharing with you. The show has three parts: 1) In the News, 2) Tip of the Week, and 3) AI RapidFire. The “In the News” block is AI news that genealogists can use–today; these stories cover practical and actionable AI developments that family historians can put to use right now. For example, this week we cover a great summarization feature that FamilySearch quietly incorporated into their groundbreaking AI Labs “Full-Text Search” Experiment. Our middle block, “Tip of the Week,” is a teaching segment where we introduce, explain, and discuss both basic and advanced AI genealogy skills. This week we continue a series on the basics of building genealogy prompts, focusing on one of the fundamental strengths of language models, summarization. Our closing block, “AI RapidFire,” is a glimpse into the future, covering AI announcements, news, and demonstrations to keep an eye on, i.e., advances that–while perhaps not actionable today–seem likely to Mark and I to hold significant potential for the seasons ahead.
After our tenth episode, we’ll do some evaluation. We would love to hear your feedback. We’re having a blast doing the show, and we’d like to do better by listening to your reactions and suggestions.
Blessings, Steve
PS: PRO TIP: The AI skills we cover in each episode during the “Tip of the Week” segment are, as I like to say, eminently transferable. So regardless of whether you are a professional genealogist, serious enthusiast, or causal hobbyist, these techniques will find immediate usefulness in all your knowledge work. We hope that doctors, lawyers, butchers, bakers, candlestick makers, dentists, architects, and administrative assistants will be empowered to do good work with the lessons we offer here, both at the office and in the family history library, den, kitchen table, or spare room–wherever you do genealogy and other knowledge work.
The Family History AI Show podcast
EP8: Save Time by Summarizing, Meta’s Game-Changing AI Upgrade, FamilySearch’s Summarization Feature, Is the AI Bubble About to Burst?
July 31, 2024
In this week’s episode, hosts Mark Thompson and Steve Little explore Meta AI 3.1’s huge large language model upgrade, as well as FamilySearch’s innovative, AI-based summarization feature. They then address growing concerns about AI hype. In this week’s Tip of the Week, they share their approach for mastering the fine art of summarization, a crucial AI skill for genealogical research. The show rounds off with rapid-fire discussions of Google’s privacy policy update, Apple’s response to accusations made about their training data, and exciting developments in AI-powered education. Whether you’re a tech enthusiast or a family history buff, this episode offers invaluable insights into how AI is revolutionizing genealogy and beyond.
Timestamps:
In the News
01:01 Meta AI 3.1: A Huge Upgrade, and it’s Free!
13:09 FamilySearch’s New AI Summarization Feature
20:16 Addressing AI Hype Concerns
Tip of the Week
24:59 AI Building Blocks: Summarization
AI RapidFire
31:25 Google’s Privacy Policy Update
36:57 Apple’s Response to Training Data Accusations
40:02 Apple vs. Google: Platform Competition Heats Up
44:59 AI in Education: New Developments and Partnerships
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