Hosts Mark Thompson and Steve Little discuss Steve's recent AI course for genealogists at GRIP and the rapid pace of learning and practical applications for genealogy. 

They examine the industry-wide effects of Apple's focus on AI privacy and security, including at OpenAI. The launch of Anthropic's Claude 3.5 Sonnet is a major advancement, offering huge improvements for genealogical research. 

This week’s Tip of The Week emphasizes the value of using AI for small, repetitive tasks. 

They also cover new industry-wide initiatives for identifying AI-generated images, updates to Adobe Acrobat's AI features, and the growing global interest in AI for genealogy.

Timestamps:

Family History AI in the News

00:43 - Steve's Update on "AI from Basics to Breakthroughs" at GRIP (Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh).

06:42- Apple Intelligence’s industry Impact on privacy and security in AI.

08:59 - Claude 3.5 Sonnet is a significant development in AI.

Tip of the Week:

15:26 - Six Minutes Over Silver Bullets.

AI Rapid Fire

17:53 – A new consortium, led by Adobe, is helping identify AI-generated images.

19:43 - Adobe Acrobat AI Assistant Update allows multiple documents to be analyzed or summarized simultaneously.

22:09 – The Global Impact of AI on the Family History Community

24:06 – Tout Fini

Resource Links: 

National Genealogical Society https://www.ngsgenealogy.org/

GRIP (Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh) https://www.gripitt.org/

Apple Intelligence https://machinelearning.apple.com/

OpenAI https://openai.com/

Claude 3.5 Sonnet (by Anthropic) https://www.anthropic.com/

Google Gemini https://ai.google/

Adobe Acrobat AI Assistant https://www.adobe.com/acrobat/features/ai-assistant.html

Ontario Genealogical Society https://ogs.on.ca/

Society of Australian Genealogists https://www.sag.org.au/

Genealogy and Artificial Intelligence Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/genealogyandai

FamilySearch https://www.familysearch.org/

Ancestry https://www.ancestry.com/

MyHeritage https://www.myheritage.com/

Tags:

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