The Family History AI Show

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EP43: Ancestry's AI Stories, Model News, Scheduled Agents, Goodbye GPTs, AI Slowdown

September 25, 2026

This episode is sponsored by the Family History AI Show AcademyBeginning October 27, 2026, Mark and Steve are teaching Advanced Family History AI, the Level II course in their Family History AI series. The course is designed for genealogists with several months of experience using artificial intelligence tools who are ready to move beyond basic prompting to new tools and powerful techniques for researching and telling their family's story.Register for Mark and Steve's classes at:https://tixoo...

EP42: Summer Model Releases, Desktop Apps, AI Hacking Spree, and Handwriting Transcription

August 17, 2026

DescriptionCo-hosts Mark Thompson and Steve Little return from institute season to unpack a summer that reshaped the artificial intelligence landscape, beginning with the new model families from OpenAI and Anthropic and how to choose among them.The hosts then examine desktop artificial intelligence applications, which read and write files directly in a folder on your own computer, followed by Mark’s Tip of the Week on connecting ChatGPT Desktop to Excel to update one of his complex spreadshee...

EP41: MyHeritage Announces Scribe AI, Dave Vance Talks AI at FamilyTreeDNA, Full Text Search at Fold3, Wikipedia's AI Ban

April 06, 2026

Co-hosts Mark Thompson and Steve Little open with a deep look at MyHeritage's new Scribe AI, a new AI tool that analyzes records, photographs, gravestones, and coats of arms and provides genealogy relevant research suggestions. It even works on your own photographs.This episode features an interview with Dave Vance, General Manager of Family Tree DNA, exploring how the hottest new genetic genealogy tests, provided by next-generation sequencing, deliver 400 times more genomic info than traditi...

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Who is an ideal guest for The Family History AI Show?

The Family History AI Show typically books industry leaders. Typical guest background: Established genealogy educators, researchers, methodology specialists, AI practitioners, and leaders or product experts from genealogy and family-history technology companies. Common among recent guests: Leadership or senior professional roles at genealogy technology companies; Established genealogy education or research methodologies; Practical expertise applying artificial intelligence to genealogical or genetic-genealogy work. Recent guests include Dave Vance, Nicole Elder Dyer, and Diana Elder.

How hard is it to get booked on The Family History AI Show?

Medium. Guests usually need solid credentials in the topic and an idea that fits the show.

What topics does The Family History AI Show cover?

Recent episodes cover Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Genealogy, Genetic Genealogy, and Handwriting Recognition. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.