Episode 297 - 10 Key AI Terms & Improve Your Genealogy AI Prompts
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Jul 18, 2025
Explore the intriguing intersection of artificial intelligence and genealogy. Discover ten essential AI terms that decode the tech jargon, making it accessible for everyone. Learn valuable strategies to enhance your AI interactions, enabling you to polish writing and analyze research with ease. Unleash creativity as you brainstorm innovative ways to share family stories. This episode equips you with knowledge to transform your genealogy research into a more engaging and effective journey.
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Understanding AI in Genealogy
Artificial intelligence (AI) mimics human tasks like learning and language understanding in genealogy research.
Generative AI can create new content like ancestor narratives and images from your input data.
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LLMs and Chatbots Explained
Large language models process vast text data to predict and generate human-like language for genealogy tasks.
Chatbots simulate conversations, aiding ongoing genealogy research discussions and brainstorming.
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Mastering Prompts and Priming
Use prompt engineering to provide clear, detailed instructions for better AI genealogy outputs.
Priming AI by setting expectations improves accuracy and relevance of responses.
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AUDIO PODCAST SHOW NOTES: In this episode, we’re diving headfirst into the fascinating world of Artificial Intelligence — and how it can seriously boost your genealogy game. In Segment 1, we’re cutting through the jargon with 10 AI Vocabulary Terms You Need to Know. Whether you’re just getting curious about AI or already experimenting with it in your research, this will help you speak the lingo and understand what tools like ChatGPT are really doing under the hood. Then in Segment 2, we’ll level up with 10 AI Prompt Add-ons That Get You Better Results. These are practical, easy-to-apply techniques that will make your interactions with AI smarter, more focused, and way more useful for tasks like polishing writing, analyzing research, and even brainstorming creative ways to share your family stories. Get the full show notes on the . Genealogy Gems Premium Members Exclusive Download: Download the ad-free show notes for this episode from the for this episode. (Premium Member subscription required.) Not a Premium Member? .) Become a Genealogy Gems Premium Member Premium Members have exclusive access to: Video classes and downloadable handouts The Genealogy Gems Premium Podcast Downloadable ad-free show notes PDF cheat sheets Become a member . Our Sponsors for this episode: Newspapers.com Get 20% off a Publisher Extra subscription. and use coupon code GenealogyGems MyHeritage Order your today. Genealogy Gems Podcast App Don’t miss the Bonus audio for this episode. In the app, tap the gift box icon just under the media player. . Get the Free Genealogy Gems Newsletter The Genealogy Gems email newsletter is the best way to stay informed about what’s available with your Premium eLearning Membership. . Follow Lisa and Genealogy Gems on Social Media: