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AI and family history

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nameslessone

nameslessone Report 22 May 2026 08:19

Not being a trusting person( ;-)) I don’t keep all my tree on line.

Can AI make that OMG - it’s that one not that one decision?

alviegal

alviegal Report 21 May 2026 18:54

Exactly ErikaH! I would never use AI and am terrified at how readily people are prepared to trust it :-S

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 21 May 2026 14:49

Avoid it like the plague

If anyone ever looked at records transcribed by AI on either FMP or Ancestry the question simply would not arise

The person who said she’d tried it had ALL of her query solved by board users doing PROPER research. No gimmicks of any sort

nameslessone

nameslessone Report 21 May 2026 14:00

:-D

Maddie

Maddie Report 21 May 2026 13:58

no way, don't trust it

nameslessone

nameslessone Report 21 May 2026 12:58

Another person on the boards has mentioned they have tried using AI to solve a problem with finding someone.

Does it work for family history research. Have you tried it or would you?