RootsTech Dream Playlist #11

How Can Artificial Intelligence Assist Family Historians

RootsTech Dream Playlist #11

How Can artificial Intelligence Assist Family Historians

Have you experimented with AI in your genealogical research but struggle to get the results you want? Are you looking for quick tips and hints to maximize the potential of AI tools? This session is designed to address these questions and more, providing you with a practical guide to leveraging Artificial Intelligence in family history research and storytelling. Using live demonstrations where you'll see how to manipulate AI technologies to streamline repetitive tasks effectively, this action-packed session will give you key skills to take away and use immediately. The creative potential of AI, including image generation, will also be demonstrated, particularly the required iterative process with real examples and actual prompts provided. Beyond the practical applications, this session will cover key principles of engaging with AI tools to help build a robust foundation for your ongoing AI endeavors. This includes important ethical considerations such as transparency, bias, and privacy.

https://www.familysearch.org/en/rootstech/speakers/andrew-redfern/en

Andrew Redfern

Andrew Redfern is a keen family historian with an interesting array of ancestors, including convicts, murderers, priests, wealthy gentlemen, travelling musicians, and the odd asylum inmate. Inspired by his mother, he has been researching his ancestral roots since high school. An active member of the Society of Australian Genealogists, he is a member of their education and IT committees and was instrumental in Ironclad Sisterhood, a digitisation project of records of more than 4700 convict women. Andrew has particular interests in utilising technology to make the work of family historians more effective and in sharing findings in creative ways. More recently he has begun exploring artificial intelligence as a tool for genealogical work and is fast becoming a recognised front runner in the field, having presented to numerous groups across Australia and internationally. Similarly, Andrew is a DNA enthusiast, having tested hair from the 1830s to try and solve his patrilineal line brick walls. He regularly contributes to DNA groups with case studies, outlining his methodology to assist others to make effective use of their own DNA results. He is the administrator of a one name study and has recently begun a one place study around the community in which he grew up, a small locality in central New South Wales, Australia. Andrew is an accomplished speaker, having delivered presentations to various groups over many years. With backgrounds in education, technology and theatre, Andrew endeavours to engage his audience resulting in an informative and entertaining session. He often employs unique techniques to get the audience involved and strives to ensure questions are answered and concepts explored.

Source: https://www.familysearch.org/en/rootstech/speakers/andrew-redfern/en