Coalition for Responsible AI in Genealogy

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Check out Lynn Broderick’s article on protecting privacy when using #AI #genealogy craigen.org/examples/key...

With the new Grok 4 Fast, the price/performance curve for AI shifted again. I updated my chart to reflect this change. I have to update it every couple weeks now.

I also think the GPQA Diamond benchmark is likely maxed out (the tests themselves have errors, making it impossible to get to 100%),

Guiding Principles for Responsible AI in Genealogy: Disclosure This image was obtained from Pixabay.com and is in the public domain   Disclosure Acknowledging the use of AI enhances trust. Therefore, mem...

#AI #AIGenealogy #Genealogy #Disclosure genealogysstar.blogspot.com/2025/09/guid...

With #AI improving all the time, particularly with image generation, it’s important to disclose AI was used. Thomas MacEntee gives examples on how to cite when using AI. #aigenealogy #genealogy #CRAIGEN #AIdisclosure craigen.org/examples/con...

“Ancestry’s AI are now using natural language processing (NLP) to cross-reference records across languages & eras. NLP apps are indexing birth, marriage, & newspapers. This allows users to link a 19th-century immigrant’s manifest to modern DNA matches.” #CRAIGEN
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FamilySearch.org Discover your family history. Explore the world’s largest collection of free family trees, genealogy records and resources.

Breaking news! FamilySearch.org has transitioned the Full Text AI search from the labs into the search tab! Users still need to verify the #AI generated transcription. #CRAIGEN #artificalintelligence #genealogy #FamilySearch #accuracy

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Have a genealogy mystery? How I used AI to solve a family puzzle I met my third cousin on Ancestry. Even though we share just 1% of our DNA, we used ChatGPT to connect the dots between generations. Here's how and what we learned.

Genetic genealogy ChatGPT prompts in this interesting article. Author verified results as CRAIGEN.org Accuracy principle recommends. #AI #ArtificialIntellingence #genealogy #ChatGPT

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@craigenorg.bsky.social Accuracy principle is even more important to follow when you might be using the worst available AI. craigen.org

You can reverse image search using ChatGPT — here's how ChatGPT lets you reverse image search in just a few clicks

“There are many reasons for wanting to perform a reverse-image search. You may want to discover the original source of an image or find out if someone else is using it. You may want to check for higher-resolution versions or put a name to a face.” #AI #artificialintelligence #responsibleuse #CRAIGEN

@emollick.bsky.social points out a conundrum of #AI literacy. @craigenorg.bsky.social Education principle: “The use of AI creates new opportunities and risks. Therefore, members of the genealogical community educate themselves about AI to maximize its benefits and minimize its risks to their work.”

@craigenorg.bsky.social “Education - The use of AI creates new opportunities and risks. Therefore, members of the genealogical community educate themselves about AI to maximize its benefits and minimize its risks to their work”.

ChatGPT's Impact On Our Brains According to an MIT Study The study, from MIT Lab scholars, measured the brain activity of subjects writing SAT essays with and without ChatGPT.

Check accuracy as there could be hidden code in your LLM summary:
“…social media users ran it through LLMs in order to summarize it and then post the findings online. Kosmyna had been expecting that people would do this, so she inserted a couple AI traps into the paper…” #AI
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“The growing integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into our genealogical lives brings remarkable capabilities but also significant privacy risks through systematic data collection, indefinite storage, and potential third-party sharing.” #craigen #AI #genealogy
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When lawyers first started getting yelled at by judges for citing hallucinated case law 2 years ago I naively assumed word would get around and they would all learn not to

This new DB has 116 cases from 12 countries where this happened, 20 from just this month!

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Another example of the need for CRAIGEN’s #accuracy principle: “AI can generate false, biased, or incorrect content. Therefore, members of the genealogical community verify the accuracy of the information with other records and acknowledge credible sources of content generated by AI.” #CRAIGEN #AI

YouTube video by ISHI News AI Meets IGG: How Indago Is Scaling Cold Case Solutions

Two of Indago’s co-founders, Steve Busch and Isaak Boseman, discuss why ethical AI matters in forensic science (and how they enforce it). #AI #DNA #geneticgenealogy #IGG #FIGG #Indago #ISHI

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“Recency bias” effects on accuracy. Click the images to read more about recency bias in @emollick.bsky.social post. #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #RecencyBias #CRAIGENORG #genealogy

AI Detects an Unusual Detail Hidden in a Famous Raphael Masterpiece Artificial intelligence (AI) can be trained to see details in images that escape the human eye, and an AI neural network identified something unusual about a face in a Raphael painting: It wasn't actu...

“Artificial intelligence (AI) can be trained to see details in images that escape the human eye, and an AI neural network identified something unusual about a face in a Raphael painting” #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Raphael @craigenorg.bsky.social

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A Strange Phrase Keeps Turning Up in Scientific Papers, But Why? Earlier this year, scientists discovered a peculiar term appearing in published papers: "vegetative electron microscopy".

AI “digital fossils” like “vegetative electron microscopy” are signposts of AI use with inadequate verification. This illustrates the need for CRAIGEN’s principle for accuracy. #craigenorg #genealogy #AI #digitalfossils
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Disclosure: “Acknowledging the use of AI enhances trust. Therefore, members of the genealogical community disclose, as context requires, when AI materially influences the creation or modification of content.” #AI #Genealogy #disclosure #CRAIGEN.org #ArtificialIntelligence @craigenorg.bsky.social

@craigenorg.bsky.social Accuracy Principle:
“AI can generate false, biased, or incorrect content. Therefore, members of the genealogical community verify the accuracy of the information with other records and acknowledge credible sources of content generated by AI.”See: craigen.org #AI #genealogy

Stephen Little reviewing the Coalition for the Responsible Use of AI in Genealogy’s principles at i4GG’s AI day in San Diego, California on 28March2025

Stephen Little reviewing the Coalition for the Responsible Use of AI in Genealogy’s principles at i4GG’s #AI day in San Diego, California on 28March2025 @craigenorg.bsky.social @digitalarchivst.bsky.social #genealogy #CRAIGEN #artificialintelligence

The Coalition for Responsible AI in Genealogy on stage at RootsTech

CRAIGEN.org officially launched Thursday, March 7, 2025 during the AI panel at RootsTech. Panel left to right: Lynn Broderick, Steve Little, Kathy Behling, David Ouimette, and Mark Thompson. #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Genealogy #RootsTech #CRAIGEN

Do You Really Want to See Abraham Lincoln Smile? OK folks, I don’t mind admitting that I am both just a little weirded out and really excited by this video.

This article illustrates the need for historical photos to be notated they were edited with AI. Visit craigen.org for more info on using AI responsibly. #AI #ArtificialItelligence #genealogy #familyhistory

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Hi Michelle, the link to the “About” page is in the drop down menu:
craigen.org/about/

CRAIGEN’s mission is to guide the genealogical community in the responsible and ethical use of AI, ensuring accuracy, transparency, and privacy while maximizing the benefits of AI for genealogical research. #AI #artificialintelligence #genealogy #craigen

For more info, visit: craigen.org