Welcome to "The Family History AI Show," your go-to podcast for the latest news and views on artificial intelligence and family history.
Join Steve Little, world-class authority in AI and genealogy, and Mark Thompson, professional genealogist, educator, and technology expert, as they explore the fascinating intersection of family history and AI.
In each episode, Mark and Steve unpack the latest news and tools in AI, delivering clear, accessible insights on how you can transform your personal genealogy journey using AI and how AI is reshaping the genealogy community as a whole.
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Welcome to "The Family History AI Show," your go-to podcast for the latest news and views on artificial intelligence and family history.
Join Steve Little, world-class authority in AI and genealogy, and Mark Thompson, professional genealogist, educator, and technology expert, as they explore the fascinating intersection of family history and AI.
In each episode, Mark and Steve unpack the latest news and tools in AI, delivering clear, accessible insights on how you can transform your personal genealogy journey using AI and how AI is reshaping the genealogy community as a whole.
EP22: The Google Empire Strikes Back: Deep Research Challenges Perplexity, NotebookLM's Big Updates, and Facebook Adds AI to Groups
The Family History AI Show
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10 months ago
EP22: The Google Empire Strikes Back: Deep Research Challenges Perplexity, NotebookLM's Big Updates, and Facebook Adds AI to Groups
Co-hosts Mark Thompson and Steve Little explore Google's powerful end-of-year releases that challenge other AI platforms. They examine Google's Deep Research tool and its ability to quickly create comprehensive research reports by combining information from multiple sources.Next, they discuss Facebook's controversial introduction of AI assistants to Facebook groups and what this might mean for genealogy communities.The hosts review Google's NotebookLM's significant updates, including enhanced audio capabilities and collaborative features that could transform how genealogists work together.This week's Tip of the Week demonstrates how ChatGPT Projects can organize and enhance genealogical research, with Steve using his approach to a 2025 genealogy do-over as an example.In RapidFire, they cover Google's new fact benchmark, Gemini 2.0's release, AI-enhanced search results, and OpenAI's O3 announcement.Timestamps:In the News:06:44 Google Deep Research: The New Challenger to Perplexity18:03 Facebook Groups Get AI Assistants24:57 NotebookLM: Major Updates for Collaborative ProjectsTip of the Week:32:15 ChatGPT Projects: Organizing Your Genealogy Do-OverRapidFire:41:52 Google's New Fact Benchmark44:00 Gemini 2.0 Release48:34 Google AI-Enhanced Search Results54:48 OpenAI's O3 Model AnnouncementResource Links:AI Seminar at the Victoria Genealogical Societyhttps://victoriags.org/content.aspx?page_id=4091&club_id=554933&item_id=2488526Legacy Family Tree Webinars: "Genealogy Meets AI: Panel Discussion"https://familytreewebinars.com/webinar/genealogy-meets-ai-panel-discussion/Introducing Gemini 2.0: our new AI model for the agentic erahttps://blog.google/technology/google-deepmind/google-gemini-ai-update-december-2024/Certified Arborist Facebook Grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/12652295162Exploring Facebook's New AI Tool for Groupshttps://aigenealogyinsights.com/2024/10/22/exploring-facebooks-new-ai-tool-for-groups/NotebookLM gets a new look, audio interactivity and a premium versionhttps://blog.google/technology/google-labs/notebooklm-new-features-december-2024/Using Projects in ChatGPThttps://help.openai.com/en/articles/10169521-using-projects-in-chatgptA new benchmark for evaluating the accuracy of large language modelshttps://deepmind.google/discover/blog/facts-grounding-a-new-benchmark-for-evaluating-the-factuality-of-large-language-models/AI Overviews in Search are coming to more places around the worldhttps://blog.google/products/search/ai-overviews-search-october-2024/OpenAI announces new o3 modelshttps://techcrunch.com/2024/12/20/openai-announces-new-o3-model/TagsAI, Artificial Intelligence, Genealogy, Family History, Technology, OpenAI, Google, Perplexity, ChatGPT, Meta, Content Licensing, AI Conferences, AI Outage, Ethical AI, Disclosure, Genealogy Research, OpenAI Licensing, Google AI Issues, Perplexity Pages, ChatGPT Updates, Meta AI Developments, Grok.AI, AI in Genealogy, AI Tools, Technology in Genealogy, AI Transparency, AI and Privacy
The Family History AI Show
Welcome to "The Family History AI Show," your go-to podcast for the latest news and views on artificial intelligence and family history.
Join Steve Little, world-class authority in AI and genealogy, and Mark Thompson, professional genealogist, educator, and technology expert, as they explore the fascinating intersection of family history and AI.
In each episode, Mark and Steve unpack the latest news and tools in AI, delivering clear, accessible insights on how you can transform your personal genealogy journey using AI and how AI is reshaping the genealogy community as a whole.
