Artificial intelligence (AI) excels at teaching basic concepts, serving as a personalized tutor across various fields, including genealogy. In this way, AI can act as our tutor whether we are trying to learn terms and skills related to genealogy or to another part of our life. Recently, when prompted, it did a nice job of explaining the Genealogical Proof Standards (GPS). I went a step further, requesting an example of the third step: analysis and correlation of information. I appreciate how AI tools like ChatGPT provide quick responses to our specific questions. Searching for an example of genealogical analysis and...
As genealogists, we find ourselves at the intersection of history and technology. Today’s example comes from the evolving field of AI-generated imagery. Earlier today, Steve Little from AI Genealogy Insights highlighted a resource that addresses a common challenge with DALL-E 3: fine-tuning the generated images to fit our specific needs by using seeds. As part of a private Facebook group for Steve’s NGS “Empowering Genealogists with Artificial Intelligence” course, a Twitter post by Rowan Cheung was shared which sheds light on the concept of using ‘seeds’ to refine these images. While I had come across the term earlier in the week,...
If you follow me on Facebook, you’ve probably noticed that I’ve fallen in love with generating Artificial Intelligence (AI) art. I’m also embracing AI in my genealogy work as well as my broader life! This technology really started becoming possible less than a year ago in December 2022. My journey began a short time later. So, what have I experimented with so far, how has it been helpful, and what concerns have arisen? March 2023 I first tried the free version of ChatGPT in March. At that point, I was trying to use it more like Google; I wasn’t impressed....
