EP8: Save Time by Summarizing, Meta's Game-Changing AI Upgrade, FamilySearch's Summarization Feature, Is the AI Bubble About to Burst?
The Family History AI ShowShow Notes
In this week’s episode, hosts Mark Thompson and Steve Little explore Meta AI 3.1's huge large language model upgrade, as well as FamilySearch's innovative, AI-based summarization feature. They then address growing concerns about AI hype. In this week’s Tip of the Week, they share their approach for mastering the fine art of summarization, a crucial AI skill for genealogical research. The show rounds off with rapid-fire discussions of Google's privacy policy update, Apple's response to accusations made about their training data, and exciting developments in AI-powered education. Whether you're a tech enthusiast or a family history buff, this episode offers invaluable insights into how AI is revolutionizing genealogy and beyond.
Please share this episode with a friend! Timestamps:In the News 01:01 Meta AI 3.1: A Huge Upgrade, and it’s Free! 13:09 FamilySearch's New AI Summarization Feature 20:16 Addressing AI Hype Concerns Tip of the Week 24:59 AI Building Blocks: Summarization AI RapidFire 31:25 Google's Privacy Policy Update 36:57 Apple's Response to Training Data Accusations 40:02 Apple vs. Google: Platform Competition Heats Up 44:59 AI in Education: New Developments and Partnerships
Resource LinksMeta AI: https://meta.ai FamilySearch: https://www.familysearch.org/en/labs/ OpenAI (ChatGPT): https://openai.com/chatgpt Anthropic (Claude): https://www.anthropic.com Google (Gemini): https://gemini.google.com/app Microsoft: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/ai Facebook: https://www.facebook.com Apple AI: https://www.apple.com/ai YouTube: https://www.youtube.com Khan Academy: https://www.khanacademy.org Google DeepMind: https://www.deepmind.com Andrej Karpathy's Eureka Labs: https://eurekalabs.ai/
Tags: Artificial Intelligence, Family History, Genealogy, Large Language Models, Meta AI, Facebook AI, Family Search, AI Summarization, OCR, Land Records, AI Model Comparison, Open Source AI, AI Adoption, AI Investment, AI Winter, AI Ethics, Data Privacy, Training Data, Google Privacy Policy, YouTube Closed Captions, Apple AI, AI Research, Platform Competition, AI Ecosystems, AI in Education, Khan Academy, Microsoft AI, Andrej Karpathy, AI Tutoring, AI Learning
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