Co-hosts Mark Thompson and Steve Little explore Google's powerful end-of-year releases that challenge other AI platforms. They examine Google's Deep Research tool and its ability to quickly create comprehensive research reports by combining information from multiple sources.
Next, they discuss Facebook's controversial introduction of AI assistants to Facebook groups and what this might mean for genealogy communities.
The hosts review Google's NotebookLM's significant updates, including enhanced audio capabilities and collaborative features that could transform how genealogists work together.
This week's Tip of the Week demonstrates how ChatGPT Projects can organize and enhance genealogical research, with Steve using his approach to a 2025 genealogy do-over as an example.
In RapidFire, they cover Google's new fact benchmark, Gemini 2.0's release, AI-enhanced search results, and OpenAI's O3 announcement.
Timestamps:In the News:
06:44 Google Deep Research: The New Challenger to Perplexity
18:03 Facebook Groups Get AI Assistants
24:57 NotebookLM: Major Updates for Collaborative Projects
Tip of the Week:
32:15 ChatGPT Projects: Organizing Your Genealogy Do-Over
RapidFire:
41:52 Google's New Fact Benchmark
44:00 Gemini 2.0 Release
48:34 Google AI-Enhanced Search Results
54:48 OpenAI's O3 Model Announcement
Resource Links:AI Seminar at the Victoria Genealogical Society
https://victoriags.org/content.aspx?page_id=4091&club_id=554933&item_id=2488526
Legacy Family Tree Webinars: "Genealogy Meets AI: Panel Discussion"
https://familytreewebinars.com/webinar/genealogy-meets-ai-panel-discussion/
Introducing Gemini 2.0: our new AI model for the agentic era
https://blog.google/technology/google-deepmind/google-gemini-ai-update-december-2024/
Certified Arborist Facebook Group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/12652295162
Exploring Facebook's New AI Tool for Groups
https://aigenealogyinsights.com/2024/10/22/exploring-facebooks-new-ai-tool-for-groups/
NotebookLM gets a new look, audio interactivity and a premium version
https://blog.google/technology/google-labs/notebooklm-new-features-december-2024/
Using Projects in ChatGPT
https://help.openai.com/en/articles/10169521-using-projects-in-chatgpt
A new benchmark for evaluating the accuracy of large language models
https://deepmind.google/discover/blog/facts-grounding-a-new-benchmark-for-evaluating-the-
factuality-of-large-language-models/
AI Overviews in Search are coming to more places around the world
https://blog.google/products/search/ai-overviews-search-october-2024/
OpenAI announces new o3 models
https://techcrunch.com/2024/12/20/openai-announces-new-o3-model/
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