Hosts Mark Thompson and Steve Little expertly navigate the rapidly evolving AI landscape, offering practical insights on leveraging AI for your family history research.

Mark and Steve open this episode by discussing lessons that genealogists can learn from Hollywood on the importance of fact-checking. Next, they provide a comprehensive roundup of the top AI image-generation tools. Then, how Google Lens’ big upgrade can greatly simplify your research.

In this week’s Tip of the Week, learn how AI translation can help you research in another language, and so much more.

With a mix of news, analysis, and hands-on advice, this podcast equips you with the knowledge to harness AI's power in uncovering your family stories. Whether you're a tech-savvy researcher or new to AI, this show offers valuable insights.

I. AI In the News

00:01:16 Hollywood AI Mistake: Lessons for genealogists on fact-checking.

00:04:18 AI Image Generators: Overview of popular tools and their applications.

00:24:22 Google Lens Upgrade: New features for image and text search.

II. Tip of the Week

00:30:13 AI Building Blocks - Translation: Exploring translation and applications in genealogy.

III. RapidFire

00:41:57 Microsoft Edge Tab Organizer: New AI-powered feature for efficient research.

00:44:18 "The AI Scientist": Discussion of AI agents and complex problem-solving.

00:49:10 Eleven Labs Reader Upgrade: Text-to-speech tool now supports 32 languages.

00:53:03 OpenAI's Condé Nast Deal: Improves AI training and new ways to access publications.

ChatGPT: https://chat.openai.com/

DALL-E: https://openai.com/dall-e-2

MidJourney: https://www.midjourney.com/

Google Lens: https://lens.google.com/

Imagen: https://deepmind.google/technologies/imagen-3/

Ideogram: https://ideogram.ai/

Adobe Firefly: https://www.adobe.com/sensei/generative-ai/firefly.html

Eleven Labs Reader: https://elevenlabs.io/

Google Translate: https://translate.google.com/

Microsoft Edge (for Tab Organizer): https://www.microsoft.com/edge

Transkribus: https://readcoop.eu/transkribus/

OpenAI: https://openai.com/

Artificial Intelligence, Genealogy, Family History, AI Tools, Image Generation, Google Lens, OCR Technology, Language Translation, AI Ethics, Research Techniques, DALL-E, Midjourney, Adobe Firefly, Google Imagen, Microsoft Edge, Tab Management, AI Agents, Text-to-Speech, Eleven Labs Reader, OpenAI Partnerships