The Thompson History

Tag: AI

  • Transcribing Old Diaries

    Transcribing Old Diaries

    I was in the loft clearing out some other stuff when I came across some of my old diaries. There were about 12 in total – a small number of pocket diaries and about ten journals. These spanned the period from the early 1980’s right up to the 2000’s. Some were complete and others had…

  • Using NotebookLM in your Genealogical Research

    Using NotebookLM in your Genealogical Research

    In a previous post I talked about how AI can help family historians with their research and the pitfalls that you need to look out for. In a later post I talked about how AI helped me break down a long standing brick wall in my research. In this post we’re taking a look at…

  • Breaking Down a Brickwall with AI: How I found my Great-Great Grandfather

    Breaking Down a Brickwall with AI: How I found my Great-Great Grandfather

    I run a u3a Family History group and our topic last month was “AI and Genealogy” where we looked at the current AI landscape and how it might be able to help you in your family history. This was summerised as follows: This went well, but it made me wonder if I could use AI…

  • Artificial Intelligence in Genealogy: Helpful Assistant or Risky Shortcut?

    Artificial Intelligence in Genealogy: Helpful Assistant or Risky Shortcut?

    Artificial Intelligence is now appearing everywhere — in search engines, photo apps, email tools and even word processors. It was only a matter of time before it reached genealogy. But what does AI actually mean for family historians? Is it transforming research, or simply speeding up what we already do? The answer, as ever in…