The Family History AI Show

The Family History AI Show


EP3: Apple joins the AI Race with Apple Intelligence. ChatGPT improves data analysis for genealogists. Give the gift of trust to future genealogists.

June 19, 2024

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.


Timestamps:

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



Resource Links

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

 


Tags

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