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Genealogy Meets AI: Panel Discussion

Geoff Rasmussen
Jan 9, 2025
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Introduction
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General Overview
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Practical Applications
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Data and Ethics
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Skill Building
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Advanced Capabilities
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Challenges
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Future Implications
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Live Demos
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Announcements / prizes
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About this webinar

Dive into the intersection of cutting-edge AI technology and traditional genealogy methods. Our panel of experts will discuss practical applications, ethical challenges, and the future of AI in family history research, empowering you to harness its potential responsibly. Panelists include

  • Andrew Redfern
  • Blaine Bettinger, Ph.D., J.D.
  • Diana Elder, AG, AGL
  • Mark Thompson
  • Steve Little
  • Thomas MacEntee.

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Valid through: January 14, 2025

About the speaker

About the speaker

Geoff Rasmussen
Geoffrey D. Rasmussen is the father of four budding genealogists. He graduated with a degree in Genealogy and Family History from Brigham Young University and has served as director and vice-president of the Utah Genealogical Association. He is th
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    Kelly McCray
    17 hours ago

    I am now officially hooked! Thank you for the wonderful overview and examples of what AI can bring to the genealogy table. I have hope for breaking down my brick walls and transcribing my hundreds of mid 19th Century letters. The panel provided excellent discussion and examples.

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    CAREN FLACK
    17 hours ago

    While I’m overwhelmed, I have recorded a couple of ideas to use AI in my genealogy process. I’m trying to organize and refine several aspects of my personal genealogy (locations, using the same repository/source/citation, trying to put information from several older family trees into one up-to-date tree); I’m sure by using what I’ve learned here and in future and past AI-webinars I’ll be able to do it with more efficiency and accuracy than I’ve been able to accomplish so far.

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    Betty Case
    17 hours ago

    Makes me excited to think of all the ways AI can be used to save me time in researching and clarifying evidence.

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    Michele Bailey
    17 hours ago

    If I was going to put together a panel of experts, this would definitely be the one! I follow each one of these people and value their ideas. I love being a member of Legacy Family Tree Webinars. I budget my money for genealogy and this is definitely a worthwhile expenditure!

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    Maureen Macdonald
    18 hours ago

    Very informative. Thank you for using visual examples, so much easier to understand. However, I still plan to review this again at least once, a lot to grasp in one listen.

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    Dan Betinec
    18 hours ago

    Wonderful first demo for me on how to even start a narrative from the family tree. I have never used chat gpt but it looks like an amazing tool to organize the historical text from the family data. Thank You

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  7. JG
    Johanne Gervais
    18 hours ago

    Excellent webinar with such knowledgeable speakers on AI. I learned some new tips and tricks with ChatGpt.

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    Karen Grega
    18 hours ago

    Lots to take in when you haven’t already played around with Chat GPT. Need to do this and revisit the webinar. I’m sure it will then be very useful.

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