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.
EP26: Gemini and Claude Updates, RootsTech Panel on Responsible AI, Interview with Jessica Taylor of Legacy Tree Genealogists, ChatGPT 5 Announcement
The Family History AI Show
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4 months ago
EP26: Gemini and Claude Updates, RootsTech Panel on Responsible AI, Interview with Jessica Taylor of Legacy Tree Genealogists, ChatGPT 5 Announcement
Co-hosts Mark Thompson and Steve Little discuss recent updates from Google Gemini and Anthropic Claude that are reshaping AI capabilities for genealogists. Google's Gemini 2.5 Pro with its massive context window and Claude 4's hybrid reasoning models that excels at both writing and document analysis.They share insights from the RootsTech panel on responsible AI use in genealogy, and introduce the Coalition's five core principles for the response use of AI. The episode features an interview with Jessica Taylor, president of Legacy Tree Genealogists, who discusses how her company is thoughtfully experimenting with AI tools.In RapidFire, they preview ChatGPT 5's anticipated summer release, Meta's $14 billion acquisition to stay competitive, and Adobe Acrobat AI's new multi-document capabilities.Timestamps:In the News:03:45 Google Gemini 2.5 Pro: Massive Context Windows Transform Document Analysis15:09 Claude 4 Opus and Sonnet: Hybrid Reasoning Models for Writing and Research26:30 RootsTech Panel: Coalition for Responsible AI in GenealogyInterview:31:28 Jessica Taylor, CEO of Legacy Tree Genealogists, on her cautious approach to AI AdoptionRapidFire:45:07 ChatGPT 5 Coming Soon: One Model to Rule Them All51:08 Meta's $14.8 Billion Scale AI Acquisition56:42 Adobe Acrobat AI Assistant Adds Multi-Document AnalysisResource LinksGoogle I/O Conference Highlightshttps://blog.google/technology/ai/google-io-2025-all-our-announcements/ (https://blog.google/technology/ai/google-io-2025-all-our-announcements/)Anthropic Announces Claude 4https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-4 (https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-4)Anthropic's new Claude 4 AI models can reason over many stepshttps://techcrunch.com/2025/05/22/anthropics-new-claude-4-ai-models-can-reason-over-many-steps/ (https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/22/anthropics-new-claude-4-ai-models-can-reason-over-many-steps/)Coalition for Responsible AI in Genealogyhttps://craigen.org/ (https://craigen.org/)Jessica M. Taylorhttps://www.apgen.org/users/jessica-m-taylor (https://www.apgen.org/users/jessica-m-taylor)Legacy Tree Genealogistshttps://www.legacytree.com/ (https://www.legacytree.com/)Rootstechhttps://www.familysearch.org/en/rootstech/ (https://www.familysearch.org/en/rootstech/)ChatGPT 5 is Coming Soonhttps://www.tomsguide.com/ai/chatgpt/chatgpt-5-is-coming-soon-heres-what-we-know (https://www.tomsguide.com/ai/chatgpt/chatgpt-5-is-coming-soon-heres-what-we-know)Meta's $14.8 billion Scale AI deal latest test of AI partnershipshttps://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/metas-148-billion-scale-ai-deal-latest-test-ai-partnerships-2025-06-13/ (https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/metas-148-billion-scale-ai-deal-latest-test-ai-partnerships-2025-06-13/)A frustrated Zuckerberg makes his biggest AI bethttps://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/10/zuckerberg-makes-metas-biggest-bet-on-ai-14-billion-scale-ai-deal.html (https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/10/zuckerberg-makes-metas-biggest-bet-on-ai-14-billion-scale-ai-deal.html)Adobe upgrades Acrobat AI chatbot to add multi-document analysishttps://www.androidauthority.com/adobe-ai-assistant-acrobat-3451988/ (https://www.androidauthority.com/adobe-ai-assistant-acrobat-3451988/)TagsArtificial Intelligence, Genealogy, Family History, AI Tools, Google Gemini, Claude AI, OpenAI, ChatGPT, Meta AI, Adobe Acrobat, Responsible AI,
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.
