EP20: Top AI Tools Worth Paying For in 2025, AI Tools Not Worth Paying For, 12 Days of OpenAI Begins, Use AI Hallucinations to Your Advantage
The Family History AI ShowShow Notes
Co-hosts Mark Thompson and Steve Little reveal their top recommendations for AI tools worth paying for in 2025. They also discuss which AI tools aren't worth paying for in 2025. One of them might surprise you!
Next, Mark and Steve begin their review of OpenAI's "12 Days of OpenAI" announcements, beginning with the release of their enhanced O1 reasoning model. This new model will help you plan your family history research.
This week's Tip of the Week challenges conventional thinking about AI hallucinations, suggesting ways to leverage this characteristic as a feature rather than a bug.
In RapidFire, Mark and Steve examine Microsoft's Copilot Vision beta release, Apple's cautious AI rollout strategy, Google's new memory feature in Gemini, and XAI's significant funding round.
Timestamps:In The News: 03:10 AI Tools Worth Paying For in 2025 19:48 Specialty AI Tools to Consider in 2025 26:46 AI Tools Not Worth Paying For in 2025 32:26 OpenAI's 12 Days of Gifts Begins
Tip of the Week: 40:10 Treat AI Hallucinations as a Feature, not a Bug
RapidFire: 50:06 Microsoft Copilot Vision Beta Launch 53:18 Apple's Intelligence Rollout Plans 56:20 Google Gemini Adds Memory Feature 59:34 XAI's $6 Billion Funding Round
Resource LinksChatGPT Plus https://openai.com/index/chatgpt-plus/
ChatGPT Advanced Voice Mode https://help.openai.com/en/articles/8400625-voice-mode-faq
Claude Pro https://claude.ai/
Perplexity Pro https://www.perplexity.ai/pro
Acrobat AI Assistant https://helpx.adobe.com/ca/acrobat/using/generative-ai.html
Eleven Labs https://elevenlabs.io/
Mid Journey https://www.midjourney.com/
Microsoft Copilot Pro https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/copilot
Grammarly https://www.grammarly.com/
ChatGPT O1 Model https://openai.com/o1/
ChatGPT O1 Pro https://openai.com/index/introducing-chatgpt-pro/
Microsoft Copilot Vision https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot/blog/2024/12/05/copilot-vision-now-in-preview-a-new-way-to-browse/
Apple Intelligence https://www.apple.com/ca/apple-intelligence/
Siri https://www.apple.com/siri/
Gemini Memory Feature https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/19/googles-gemini-chatbot-now-has-memory/
X AI Platform https://x.ai/
Tags (broad to specific, unique terms)Artificial Intelligence, Technology, Genealogy, Family History, Machine Learning, AI Tools, AI Product Reviews, AI Pricing, Voice Technology, Image Generation, Research Tools, AI Ethics, Content Creation, Professional Research, Language Models
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