This past week Maureen and Mike Salter provided a comprehensive discussion of AI and genealogy. Mike began with an explanation of the history of AI and some of the concerns about it, such as privacy, lack of transparency, bias and false information, as well as copyright issues.
Maureen suggested that we may not have realized that AI has already been used for photo enhancement, transcriptions, record suggestions and DNA matches. She stressed that we should continue to use source citations for information found through AI. Other genealogical benefits include research efficiency, block chaining, translation/transcription and timelines and mapping.
AI platforms can be used for social history queries, record sets, transcriptions, and possible relationship clarifications. Some of the platforms mentioned included Bard, ChatGPT and Perplexity.
If you were unable to attend this meeting, their excellent handout will be available in the future. Thanks, Maureen and Mike!
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