Co-hosts Mark Thompson and Steve Little discuss recent updates from Google Gemini and Anthropic Claude that are reshaping AI capabilities for genealogists. Google's Gemini 2.5 Pro with its massive context window and Claude 4's hybrid reasoning models that excels at both writing and document analysis.
They share insights from the RootsTech panel on responsible AI use in genealogy, and introduce the Coalition's five core principles for the response use of AI. The episode features an interview with Jessica Taylor, president of Legacy Tree Genealogists, who discusses how her company is thoughtfully experimenting with AI tools.
In RapidFire, they preview ChatGPT 5's anticipated summer release, Meta's $14 billion acquisition to stay competitive, and Adobe Acrobat AI's new multi-document capabilities.
Timestamps:In the News:
03:45 Google Gemini 2.5 Pro: Massive Context Windows Transform Document Analysis
15:09 Claude 4 Opus and Sonnet: Hybrid Reasoning Models for Writing and Research
26:30 RootsTech Panel: Coalition for Responsible AI in Genealogy
Interview:
31:28 Jessica Taylor, CEO of Legacy Tree Genealogists, on her cautious approach to AI Adoption
RapidFire:
45:07 ChatGPT 5 Coming Soon: One Model to Rule Them All
51:08 Meta's $14.8 Billion Scale AI Acquisition
56:42 Adobe Acrobat AI Assistant Adds Multi-Document Analysis
Resource LinksGoogle I/O Conference Highlights
https://blog.google/technology/ai/google-io-2025-all-our-announcements/
Anthropic Announces Claude 4
https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-4
Anthropic's new Claude 4 AI models can reason over many steps
https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/22/anthropics-new-claude-4-ai-models-can-reason-over-many-steps/
Coalition for Responsible AI in Genealogy
Jessica M. Taylor
https://www.apgen.org/users/jessica-m-taylor
Legacy Tree Genealogists
Rootstech
https://www.familysearch.org/en/rootstech/
ChatGPT 5 is Coming Soon
https://www.tomsguide.com/ai/chatgpt/chatgpt-5-is-coming-soon-heres-what-we-know
Meta's $14.8 billion Scale AI deal latest test of AI partnerships
A frustrated Zuckerberg makes his biggest AI bet
Adobe upgrades Acrobat AI chatbot to add multi-document analysis
https://www.androidauthority.com/adobe-ai-assistant-acrobat-3451988/
TagsArtificial Intelligence, Genealogy, Family History, AI Tools, Google Gemini, Claude AI, OpenAI, ChatGPT, Meta AI, Adobe Acrobat, Responsible AI, Coalition for Responsible AI in Genealogy, RootsTech, AI Ethics, Document Analysis, AI Writing Tools, Hybrid Reasoning Models, Context Windows, Professional Genealogy, Legacy Tree Genealogists, Jessica Taylor, AI Integration, Multi-Document Analysis, AI Acquisitions
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