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EP2: AI outages, Ethical Debates in Genealogy, Google's awful week. Perplexity's “Pages” simplifies research
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“These tools are so useful […] that even if there are prohibitions against their use, […] there's an incredible temptation to use them surreptitiously.” - Steve Little
Join Mark Thompson and Steve Little as they discuss the AI stories affecting the family history community. AI outages, ethical debates, and cutting-edge tools were all big news this week.
Also, listen to how OpenAI's new content deals, Google's very bad awful week, and Perplexity's innovative Pages tool, could impact your genealogy research in the future.
Please leave a comment/review to let us know how we’re doing, and what you would like us to discuss in future episodes!
Timestamps
00:30 Major outage of tools on June 4th, 2024
02:48 Ethical considerations for using AI for genealogy
10:38 OpenAI's new content licensing deals
13:54 Google fumbles AI-overview rollout
17:20 Perplexity's innovative Pages tool simplifies research
23:57 OpenAI announces more free stuff included in ChatGPT
29:16 AI Tip of The Week: Treat Your Chatbot Like a Human
32:34 Rapid-fire updates
32:41 OpenAI Announce development of a new large language model
34:08 Partnership between Apple and OpenAI expected soon
35:45 Elon Musk announces $6B investment in Grok.AI
36:38 Meta/Facebook announce a paid version of Meta.AI coming “soon”
39:31 Upcoming Announcements
39:37 Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference
39:45 Ontario Genealogical Society Conference
40:05 Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh
41:07 Tout fini!
Resource Links
OpenAI:
https://www.openai.com
ChatGPT:
https://chatgpt.com/
“Genealogy and Artificial Intelligence (AI)” Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/genealogyandai
Google AI Overview:
https://ai.google
Perplexity AI:
https://www.perplexity.ai
Perplexity Pages Tool:
https://www.perplexity.ai/pages
Anthropic:
https://www.anthropic.com
Meta AI:
https://ai.facebook.com
Ontario Genealogical Society Conference:
https://conference.ogs.on.ca
Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh (GRIP):
https://www.gripitt.org
Apple Worldwide Developer Conference:
https://developer.apple.com/wwdc
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