Should genealogists give agents access to private data?

Co-hosts Mark Thompson and Steve Little explore OpenAI's groundbreaking ChatGPT Agent, demonstrating how this autonomous tool can research, analyze, and perform complex tasks on your behalf.

Next, they address important security concerns to consider in the new world of AI agents, introducing practical guidelines for protecting sensitive family data and avoiding prompt injection attacks.

This week's Tip of the Week provides a back-to-basics guide on what AI is and its four core strengths: summarization, extraction, generation, and translation.

In RapidFire, they discuss OpenAI's rumored office suite, Microsoft and Google's own efforts to integrate AI into their office suites, and recently announced AI infrastructure investments, including; Meta's Manhattan-sized data center and President Trump's new AI Action Plan.

The hosts also announce their new Family History AI Show Academy, a five-week course beginning in October of 2025. See https://tixoom.app/fhaishow/ for more details.

Timestamps:

In the News:

05:20 ChatGPT Agent: Autonomous Research Assistant for Genealogists

22:49 Safe and Secure in the Age of AI

Tip of the Week:

36:20 What is AI and What is it Good For? Back to Basics

RapidFire:

50:57 OpenAI's Office Suite Rumors

53:56 Microsoft and Google Bring AI to Their Office Suites

60:17 Big AI Infrastructure: Manhattan-Sized Data Centers

Resource Links:

Introduction to Family History AI

https://tixoom.app/fhaishow/

Do agents work in the browser?

https://www.bensbites.com/p/do-agents-work-in-the-browser

Introducing ChatGPT agent: bridging research and action

https://openai.com/index/introducing-chatgpt-agent/

OpenAI's new ChatGPT Agent can control an entire computer and do tasks for you

https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/709158/openai-new-release-chatgpt-agent-operator-deep-research

OpenAI's New ChatGPT Agent Tries to Do It All

https://www.wired.com/story/openai-chatgpt-agent-launch/

Agent demo post

https://x.com/rowancheung/status/1945896543263080736

OpenAI Quietly Designed a Rival to Google Workspace, Microsoft Office

https://www.theinformation.com/articles/openai-quietly-designed-rival-google-workspace-microsoft-office

OpenAI Is Quietly Creating Tools to Take on Microsoft Office and Google Workspace

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/markets/stocks/MSFT/pressreleases/33074368/openai-is-quietly-creating-tools-to-take-on-microsoft-office-and-google-workspace-googl/

What's new in Microsoft 365 Copilot?

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365copilotblog/what%E2%80%99s-new-in-microsoft-365-copilot--june-2025/4427592

Google Workspace enables the future of AI-powered work for every business

https://workspace.google.com/blog/product-announcements/empowering-businesses-with-AI

Google Workspace Review: Will it Serve My Needs?

https://www.emailtooltester.com/en/blog/google-workspace-review/

Tags:

Artificial Intelligence, Genealogy, Family History, AI Agents, ChatGPT Agent, OpenAI, Computer Use, AI Security, Prompt Injection, Database Analysis, RootsMagic, Cemetery Records, AI Office Suite, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Google Workspace, Data Centers, AI Infrastructure, Natural Language Processing, Large Language Models, Context Windows, AI Education, Family History AI Show Academy, AI Reasoning Models, Autonomous Research, AI Ethics