Exploring the Advantages and Limitations of Artificial Intelligence-assisted Genealogy
Listen to a spooky-good Halloween-themed audio overview about these prompts by two over-caffeinated co-hosts. Steve's Best Prompts:Quick Copy-Paste Sheet Steve Little | Halloween, Oct 31, 2025 | v7.0h | CC BY-NC 4.0 | PDF of Print-friendly version 🎃 TRICK OR TREAT — Third Halloween Edition 🎃 Sixteen prompts to conjure better AI responses Note from … Continue reading Fun Prompt Friday: 3rd Halloween Edition
📢 Friends, Family Historians, and Genealogists! How Are You Using AI? 🤖 Mark Thompson and I are excited to be collaborating with CeCe Moore and the Institute for Genetic Genealogy to present I4GG AI Day 2025 on Friday 28 March 2025, both in person in San Diego and virtually. I4GG AI Day 2025 is a … Continue reading How Are You Using AI?
December 2025 Update: The project announced below is now underway. After eleven months of preparation, the 52 Ancestors sprint began December 1, 2025, with daily posts at Ashe Ancestors. For the full story of what we're building—and how AI-assisted genealogy actually works in practice—see "Vibe Genealogy: Here Comes the Sun." For 2025, I've begun an AI Genealogy Do-Over with a kicker of 52 Ancestors in … Continue reading The 2025 AI Genealogy Do-Over
Readers interested in this post may also want to know about: "Quick Update on AI 'Reasoning' Models as OpenAI Releases New o3 Variants" (31 Jan 2025). On Thursday 5 December 2024, the creators of ChatGPT kicked-off their "Twelve Days of OpenAI" by releasing the full version of their "reasoning" model, named "o1." Teased and expected … Continue reading I Asked ChatGPT’s New “Reasoning” Model to Craft a Research Plan–Here’s What Happened:
Hi Genealogy Friends and Generative AI Enthusiasts! At 2 PM ET, Wednesday 20 November 2024, I'll be hosting a free Legacy Family Tree Webinar. Discover new ways artificial intelligence assists genealogical research in 2024. From exciting full-text search to emerging voice interfaces, this year marked a significant shift in how we explore family history. We'll … Continue reading Top Ten AI Genealogy Breakthroughs of 2024
In this post you'll find:● a PROMPT to generate a podcast script/transcript from any type of content● an example of a podcast script/transcript generated by this PROMPT using a prompt engineering resource as a source document, i.e., hear two hosts discuss prompt engineering in an easy, accessible style● a list of upcoming speaking events A … Continue reading Paper-to-Podcast Prompt
In this week's episode of "The Family History AI Show," my co-host Mark Thompson and I take you on an exhilarating journey through the latest AI advancements revolutionizing genealogy. We kick things off with a cautionary tale from Hollywood, highlighting the critical importance of fact-checking AI-generated content. Then, we dive deep into the world of … Continue reading Episode 12: Hollywood AI Blunder, AI Image Generator Roundup, Google Lens Saves You Time Researching, Use AI For Translation
In this episode of "The Family History AI Show" podcast, hosts Mark Thompson and I discuss Microsoft's new AI-enhanced search tool, Deep Search. Then, we review Google's major list of AI announcements. In the last of the big stories this week, Mark and I talk about how photography is changing in the digital age. Don’t … Continue reading Episode 11: Microsoft Simplifies Research with “Deep Search”, Google Goes All In on AI, Have We Entered the Post-Photography Era?