EP18: Claude Improves AI Writing, ChatGPT Desktop Apps Arrive, OpenAI Joins AI-Enhanced Search Race, Apple Begins AI Rollout, Meta Brings Reuter’s News to Facebook
The Family History AI ShowShow Notes
Co-hosts Mark Thompson and Steve Little discuss how Anthropic's Claude 3.5 Sonnet upgrade has made Claude an even better AI writer. This make's it even easier to write a great research report.
They move on to explore OpenAI's new desktop apps and Advanced Voice Mode, discussing how voice interaction could transform genealogical research, particularly for those who prefer speaking to typing. Combining search and AI in the same tool will be a huge timesaver for genealogy research.
This week's Tip of the Week reveals the best ways to leverage free AI tools for family history research. There’s no need to pay for AI tools if you only need these features a few times a day.
In RapidFire, they examine the future of AI agents, Apple's cautious AI rollout in iOS 18.1, and Meta's strategic content partnership with Reuters.
Timestamps:In the News: 02:20 Claude 3.5 Sonnet (new): AI Writing Reaches New Heights 06:50 ChatGPT Desktop Apps: Now Available for Both Macs and PCs 14:00 AI Search Gets Real: AI-Enhanced Search From ChatGPT
Tip of the Week: 19:20 Free AI Tools: How To Get Premium AI Results For Free
RapidFire: 26:50 AI Agents: The Future of Computer Interaction 31:20 Apple Intelligence: IOS 18.1 Starts the Rollout of AI for Apple 40:26 Meta's Reuters Deal: The First (of Many?) Content Partnerships for Facebook Resource Links:ANTHROPIC Claude 3.5 Sonnet https://www.anthropic.com/claude/sonnet
Projects feature https://www.anthropic.com/news/projects
OPENAI ChatGPT https://chatgpt.com/ Desktop Apps https://openai.com/chatgpt/desktop/ Advanced Voice Mode https://help.openai.com/en/articles/8400625-voice-mode-faq GPT Search https://openai.com/index/introducing-chatgpt-search/
APPLE iOS 18.1 https://www.apple.com/ca/newsroom/2024/10/apple-intelligence-is-available-today-on-iphone-ipad-and-mac/ Apple Intelligence https://www.apple.com/apple-intelligence/ Siri https://www.apple.com/siri/ Apple Photo Search https://9to5mac.com/2024/09/25/photos-search-in-ios-181-actually-works-thanks-to-apple-intelligence/
META Meta AI https://ai.meta.com/meta-ai/ Reuters Partnership https://www.reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/meta-platforms-use-reuters-news-content-ai-chatbot-2024-10-25/
MISC Perplexity https://www.perplexity.ai Microsoft Copilot https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/copilot
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