I’m glad to be in Philadelphia this week teaching about AI-assisted genealogy. I will be sharing AI-related resources all week: Resources for the 44th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy, Philadelphia, August 18 – 24, 2024. These resources will be updated throughout the week, so please check back. Shortcut link to this page (if you’d like to share with friends, you are invited and encouraged to pass this link along:
https://bit.ly/AI-44th-iajgs-icojg.
Below, please find:
- Monday’s presentation, “AI Genealogy: The Basics and a Bit Beyond”.
- A collection of Steve’s Saved Prompts (try these saved prompts to experience strong/good uses of large language models); these links will connect you to my tools at ChatGPT, which you can use for free with a free-tier account at OpenAI’s ChatGPT.
- Handout: “Steve’s Family History AI Everyday Carry,” a general collection of most frequently used AI tools and resources; the links in this PDF file are active, allowing you to quickly access these resources.
Copy of Monday’s presentation, “AI Genealogy: The Basics and a Bit Beyond (the summer 2024 edition); for personal use only; PDF:
Saved Prompts (Custom GPTs, Projects, etc.)
Free to use! Get a feel for what a large language model can do. Once you register for a free-tier account with OpenAI, you can use these ready-made tools to experience what a large language model (in this case, GPT-4o) can do. For example, drop about anything (photograph, document, record image, e.g., birth or death certificate) into “Steve’s Item Identifier” for a long description of the item. The “Facts Extractor” and “Facts Narrator” work well together; the first extracts a list of facts from a document, and the second generates a narrative text from a list of facts (like the Extractor just created). Steve’s Photograph Analysis returns a long description of an image. Steve’s Explainer expects you to give it a long, complicated document, which it will explain to you twice, first at a middle school comprehension level, then second, at a college freshman comprehension level. Lingua Maven is a language expert, like a talking dictionary, thesaurus, writer, and editor; try this tool for any language needs.
| Saved Prompts (Custom GPTs, Projects, etc.) | Description | URL |
| Open GeneaGPT | A Genealogy GPT based on a collaborative source-available instruction set. An assistant for family history researchers, genealogists, and the generally curious. | https://chatgpt.com/g/g-6YvB8obZp-open-geneagpt |
| Steve’s Item Identifier | Upload a file for identification, description, and interpretation. | https://chatgpt.com/g/g-bPFKDVuFe-steve-s-item-identifier |
| Steve’s Facts Extractor | Upload a document (e.g., wedding announcement; obituary; etc.) and extract facts in the form: “LABEL: Value”. Also, works will with Steve’s Fact Narrator: https://chatgpt.com/g/g-5EsrFHgIJ-steve-s-fact-narrator | https://chatgpt.com/g/g-KQgmxiHqC-steve-s-facts-extractor |
| Steve’s Fact Narrator | Upload a list of facts in the form “LABEL: Value” to generate narrative report. Also: works well with Steve’s Facts Extractor: https://chatgpt.com/g/g-KQgmxiHqC-steve-s-facts-extractor | https://chatgpt.com/g/g-5EsrFHgIJ-steve-s-fact-narrator |
| Steve’s Photograph Analysis | Analyze a photograph’s composition, lighting, subject, context, tone, and text. Conclude with insights on its date, location, and identity, providing a detailed report of visual and contextual elements. | https://chatgpt.com/g/g-QOU2Au99i-steve-s-photograph-analysis |
| Steve’s Explainer | Explain it to me like I’m 11. And then at 20. Just drop or attach a chunk of text, image, or file. | https://chatgpt.com/g/g-9nBl4DOdS-steve-s-explainer |
| Lingua Maven | A linguistic expert, I combine dictionary precision, usage panel insights, and style guide expertise. My skills encompass a vast lexicon, dynamic thesaurus, and in-depth knowledge of language evolution, etymology, and dialects. I am a comprehensive resource for analysis and interpretation. | https://chatgpt.com/g/g-Rxyt3Xww1-lingua-maven |
Steve’s Family History AI Everyday Carry (frequently used resources) (PDF)
