Co-hosts Mark Thompson and Steve Little explore how DeepSeek has dramatically changed the AI landscape by releasing a powerful, inexpensive, open-source model that challenges American dominance in AI.
They celebrate the first anniversary of FamilySearch's Full-Text Search, which has expanded from three collections to three thousand in just one-year, revolutionizing access to billions of previously unsearchable records.
Mark and Steve examine how Google and Microsoft are integrating AI into their productivity platforms, making these tools accessible to mainstream family historians at minimal cost.
This week's Tip of the Week demystifies the difference between instructional and reasoning AI models, helping genealogists choose the right tool for the right job.
In RapidFire, they discuss the ambitious $500 billion Project Stargate, major model updates from Gemini and Grok, and how Deep Research capabilities are becoming standard across all AI platforms.
Timestamps:
In the News:
04:34 DeepSeek Shakes the AI World: Game-Changing Model from China
15:51 FamilySearch Full-Text Search Turns One: From Thousands to Billions of Records
23:33 Google and Microsoft Go All-In: AI Integrated into Workspace Tools
Tip of the Week:
29:22 Know Your Model: Understanding Instructional vs. Reasoning AI
RapidFire:
42:25 The Stargate Project: $500 Billion AI Infrastructure Initiative
45:38 Major Model Updates: Gemini 2.0 and Grok 3 Beta Released
48:41 Deep Research Becomes Industry Standard: Available Across All Major Platforms
Resource Links:
DeepSeek Backgrounder
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeepSeek
Family Search Free Text Search
https://www.familysearch.org/search/full-text/collection/list
Free Text Search of Ireland, Properties, from 1298 to 1975
https://www.familysearch.org/search/full-text/collection/M9J1-ZYL
Copilot is now included in Microsoft 365 Personal and Family
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2025/01/16/copilot-is-now-included-in-microsoft-365-personal-and-family/
Google AI now Included in Workspace Plans
https://workspace.google.com/blog/product-announcements/empowering-businesses-with-AI
Introducing OpenAI o1
https://openai.com/o1/
OpenAI o3-mini
https://openai.com/index/openai-o3-mini/
Announcing The Stargate Project
https://openai.com/index/announcing-the-stargate-project/
Gemini 2.0 is now available to everyone
https://blog.google/technology/google-deepmind/gemini-model-updates-february-2025/
Grok 3 Beta — The Age of Reasoning Agents
https://x.ai/blog/grok-3
Try Deep Research
https://blog.google/products/gemini/google-gemini-deep-research/
Introducing deep research from OpenAI
https://openai.com/index/introducing-deep-research/
Introducing Perplexity Deep Research
https://www.perplexity.ai/hub/blog/introducing-perplexity-deep-research
Tags:
Artificial Intelligence, Technology, Genealogy, Family History, DeepSeek, AI Models, FamilySearch, Full-Text Search, Open Source AI, Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Reasoning Models, Instructional Models, Language Models, Stargate Project, AI Infrastructure, Research Tools, Deep Research, AI Capabilities
