Join co-hosts Mark Thompson and Steve Little to explore the latest developments in AI and Family History.

This week, they discuss Ancestry's innovative new tool for summarizing key US records. They also review Ancestry’s new AI chatbot that greatly simplifies finding the best support documents. Next, they gawk at Google's impressive Gemini 1.5 Pro update. Then, they wrap up the week’s top news stories by reviewing the growing importance of small language models and how they promise faster and more secure AI tools for genealogists.

This week’s Tip of the Week provides a practical guide for genealogists on using AI to Extract key information from large documents.

In RapidFire, they cover OpenAI's groundbreaking real-time voice chat, recent AI regulation developments, Google's monopoly ruling, and the controversy surrounding Google's Olympics ad.

With expert insights and engaging discussions, this podcast is essential listening for genealogists looking to harness the power of AI in their family history research.

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AI In the News:

00:00:00: Ancestry's new AI features: Ancestry introduces two AI tools to enhance user experience in record summarization and learning how to use Ancestry.

00:11:29: Google's Gemini 1.5 Pro update: Google's latest AI model shows significant improvement, rising to the top of the chatbot rankings.

00:15:20: Small Language Models: The growing importance of small language models in providing faster, more private AI solutions.

Tip of the Week:

00:20:44: AI Building Block Series - Extraction: How to effectively use AI to extract valuable information from genealogical documents and texts.

RapidFire:

00:31:20: OpenAI's voice chat feature: OpenAI's new real-time voice chat capability promises to revolutionize AI interactions.

00:35:31: AI regulation developments: Recent regulatory actions in the EU and California aim to address AI risks and benefits.

00:39:42: Google monopoly ruling: Google's designation as a monopoly in search could lead to significant changes in the tech landscape.

00:42:18: Google's Olympics ad controversy: Google's AI-assisted letter writing ad sparks debate on appropriate AI use in personal tasks.

Ask Ancestry AI: https://support.ancestry.com/s/article/Ancestry-AI-Assistant

Google Gemini 1.5 Pro: https://gemini.google.com/updates

LLMSYS Chatbot leaderboard: https://chat.lmsys.org/?leaderboard

OpenAI's advanced voice chat feature: https://help.openai.com/en/articles/9617425-advanced-voice-mode-faq

Genetic Genealogy Tips and Tricks Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/237902130006828

Genealogy and Artificial Intelligence Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1255245945084761

European Union AI Act: https://artificialintelligenceact.eu/high-level-summary/

California's Safe and Secure Innovation Law for Frontier AI Models: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB1047

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