Curious about AI and genealogy? Join Steve Little, AI Program Director for the National Genealogical Society and founder of AI Genealogy Insights, to discover practical ways AI can help with records, research, and challenging projects, explore the Genealogical Research Assistant (GRA), and learn why evidence, verification, and your own judgment remain the keys to sound genealogy. for an engaging, approachable exploration of AI and genealogy.
Session 1 — The Future Is Now: Getting Started with AI
Discover how AI can assist with everyday genealogy tasks such as summarizing records, organizing information, and translating text. Learn what AI does well, where caution is needed, and how to get started while keeping your own genealogical judgment in charge.
Session 2 — Think Bigger: What AI Makes Possible with Steve Little & Janet Werner
What could you tackle with AI that once seemed too complicated or time-consuming? Steve and Janet share examples from their research, including Janet's one-name study, to show how AI can help compile, organize, and analyze large amounts of information and explore relationships. See what these tools make possible—and where evidence, verification, and human judgment remain essential.
Session 3 — Meet Your Genealogical Research Assistant
Meet the Genealogical Research Assistant (GRA), a free set of instructions that guides an AI chatbot toward more careful research habits. Follow the process from reading a record to extracting facts, identifying unanswered questions, and considering next steps—all while keeping the evidence at the center.
Whether you’re just beginning to explore AI or already putting it to work in your research, this seminar will help you better understand what these tools can—and cannot—do and how to use them thoughtfully and effectively. Join us Saturday, October 17, in person or online, for three practical, forward-looking sessions—and discover what AI could make possible in your own family history research. Register today!