Coalition for Responsible AI in Genealogy
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Our mission is to guide the genealogical community in the responsible and ethical use of AI, ensuring accuracy, transparency, and privacy while maximizing the benefits of AI for genealogical research. For more info: craigen.org
“Slop” was selected as Merriam-Webster’s 2025 Word of the Year to reflect concern about the flood of AI-generated digital content. In this linguistic context, slop is defined as “digital content of low quality that is produced usually in quantity by means of artificial intelligence.” #AIslop
January 3, 2026 at 6:37 AM
“Slop” was selected as Merriam-Webster’s 2025 Word of the Year to reflect concern about the flood of AI-generated digital content. In this linguistic context, slop is defined as “digital content of low quality that is produced usually in quantity by means of artificial intelligence.” #AIslop
“Agentic AI” is goal-directed decision-making, autonomy, and adaptability, enabling the system to act intentionally within constraints rather than responding to individual prompts or inputs. (Definition & image provided by ChatGPT 2.5) #AI #artificialintelligence #AgenticAI #craigen #genealogy
December 17, 2025 at 8:33 PM
“Agentic AI” is goal-directed decision-making, autonomy, and adaptability, enabling the system to act intentionally within constraints rather than responding to individual prompts or inputs. (Definition & image provided by ChatGPT 2.5) #AI #artificialintelligence #AgenticAI #craigen #genealogy
See Coalition for Responsible AI in Genealogy’s article by Thomas MacEntee on “Constructing a Source Citation” for AI sources.
#CRAIGEN #AI #genealogy #citation #sourcecitation
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#CRAIGEN #AI #genealogy #citation #sourcecitation
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Constructing a Source Citation – Coalition for Responsible AI in Genealogy
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December 4, 2025 at 11:02 PM
See Coalition for Responsible AI in Genealogy’s article by Thomas MacEntee on “Constructing a Source Citation” for AI sources.
#CRAIGEN #AI #genealogy #citation #sourcecitation
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#CRAIGEN #AI #genealogy #citation #sourcecitation
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Some tips for educating yourself on #AI by Gordon Clark (full article link) #artificialintelligence #genealogy #craigen
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Improving the Use of AI in Genealogy Through Education – Coalition for Responsible AI in Genealogy
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December 1, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Some tips for educating yourself on #AI by Gordon Clark (full article link) #artificialintelligence #genealogy #craigen
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Excellent piece by The Quantum Record on #AI and photo regeneration that cites Coalition for Responsible AI in Genealogy photo policy. #craigen #quantumrecord #artificialintelligence
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Genealogists Warn that AI Image Generators Threaten Historical Records - The Quantum Record
AI is useful for piecing together fragmented historical records, but genealogists warn that image generators distort old and damaged photos.
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November 25, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Excellent piece by The Quantum Record on #AI and photo regeneration that cites Coalition for Responsible AI in Genealogy photo policy. #craigen #quantumrecord #artificialintelligence
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@digitalarchivst.bsky.social created this infographic illustrating how #AI recreates photos. Shared with permission. Follow link to #craigenorg photo policy and please share. craigen.org/protecting-t... #artificialintelligence #photo #photos
November 24, 2025 at 4:03 PM
@digitalarchivst.bsky.social created this infographic illustrating how #AI recreates photos. Shared with permission. Follow link to #craigenorg photo policy and please share. craigen.org/protecting-t... #artificialintelligence #photo #photos
There’s been quite a bit of confusion in the genealogical community regarding how to source and label images created with artificial intelligence. The Coalition for Responsible AI in Genealogy has adopted guidelines to help genealogists with this. #AI #CRAIGEN craigen.org/protecting-t...
Protecting Trust in Historical Images – Coalition for Responsible AI in Genealogy
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November 7, 2025 at 12:54 AM
There’s been quite a bit of confusion in the genealogical community regarding how to source and label images created with artificial intelligence. The Coalition for Responsible AI in Genealogy has adopted guidelines to help genealogists with this. #AI #CRAIGEN craigen.org/protecting-t...
New #AI vocabulary term “Vibe Coding”: “…coined by OpenAI cofounder Andrej Karpathy in February. "There's a new kind of coding I call 'vibe coding,' where you fully give in to the vibes, embrace exponentials, and forget that the code even exists," #vibecoding #CRAIGEN @craigenorg.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 8:46 PM
New #AI vocabulary term “Vibe Coding”: “…coined by OpenAI cofounder Andrej Karpathy in February. "There's a new kind of coding I call 'vibe coding,' where you fully give in to the vibes, embrace exponentials, and forget that the code even exists," #vibecoding #CRAIGEN @craigenorg.bsky.social
Study predicts Full Automation of Labor (FAOL) by 2116. #AI #CRAIGEN #Artificialintelligence #LLM dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1...
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October 19, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Study predicts Full Automation of Labor (FAOL) by 2116. #AI #CRAIGEN #Artificialintelligence #LLM dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1...
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#RootsTech Registration is now open for 2026!
Attend this incredible conference on March 5-7, 2026 in Salt Lake City, UT. Register at familysearch.org/en/rootstech/
Attending from home and register for #FREE at familysearch.org/en/rootstech/ #FamilySearch
#genealogy #familyhistory
Attend this incredible conference on March 5-7, 2026 in Salt Lake City, UT. Register at familysearch.org/en/rootstech/
Attending from home and register for #FREE at familysearch.org/en/rootstech/ #FamilySearch
#genealogy #familyhistory
September 25, 2025 at 1:17 AM
#RootsTech Registration is now open for 2026!
Attend this incredible conference on March 5-7, 2026 in Salt Lake City, UT. Register at familysearch.org/en/rootstech/
Attending from home and register for #FREE at familysearch.org/en/rootstech/ #FamilySearch
#genealogy #familyhistory
Attend this incredible conference on March 5-7, 2026 in Salt Lake City, UT. Register at familysearch.org/en/rootstech/
Attending from home and register for #FREE at familysearch.org/en/rootstech/ #FamilySearch
#genealogy #familyhistory
Check out Lynn Broderick’s article on protecting privacy when using #AI #genealogy craigen.org/examples/key...
Key Action Points for Protecting Privacy When Using AI Platforms – Coalition for Responsible AI in Genealogy
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September 26, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Check out Lynn Broderick’s article on protecting privacy when using #AI #genealogy craigen.org/examples/key...
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With the new Grok 4 Fast, the price/performance curve for AI shifted again. I updated my chart to reflect this change. I have to update it every couple weeks now.
I also think the GPQA Diamond benchmark is likely maxed out (the tests themselves have errors, making it impossible to get to 100%),
I also think the GPQA Diamond benchmark is likely maxed out (the tests themselves have errors, making it impossible to get to 100%),
September 21, 2025 at 7:28 PM
With the new Grok 4 Fast, the price/performance curve for AI shifted again. I updated my chart to reflect this change. I have to update it every couple weeks now.
I also think the GPQA Diamond benchmark is likely maxed out (the tests themselves have errors, making it impossible to get to 100%),
I also think the GPQA Diamond benchmark is likely maxed out (the tests themselves have errors, making it impossible to get to 100%),
With #AI improving all the time, particularly with image generation, it’s important to disclose AI was used. Thomas MacEntee gives examples on how to cite when using AI. #aigenealogy #genealogy #CRAIGEN #AIdisclosure craigen.org/examples/con...
Constructing a Source Citation – Coalition for Responsible AI in Genealogy
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September 6, 2025 at 2:03 PM
With #AI improving all the time, particularly with image generation, it’s important to disclose AI was used. Thomas MacEntee gives examples on how to cite when using AI. #aigenealogy #genealogy #CRAIGEN #AIdisclosure craigen.org/examples/con...
“Ancestry’s AI are now using natural language processing (NLP) to cross-reference records across languages & eras. NLP apps are indexing birth, marriage, & newspapers. This allows users to link a 19th-century immigrant’s manifest to modern DNA matches.” #CRAIGEN
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September 5, 2025 at 2:59 AM
“Ancestry’s AI are now using natural language processing (NLP) to cross-reference records across languages & eras. NLP apps are indexing birth, marriage, & newspapers. This allows users to link a 19th-century immigrant’s manifest to modern DNA matches.” #CRAIGEN
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Breaking news! FamilySearch.org has transitioned the Full Text AI search from the labs into the search tab! Users still need to verify the #AI generated transcription. #CRAIGEN #artificalintelligence #genealogy #FamilySearch #accuracy
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August 29, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Breaking news! FamilySearch.org has transitioned the Full Text AI search from the labs into the search tab! Users still need to verify the #AI generated transcription. #CRAIGEN #artificalintelligence #genealogy #FamilySearch #accuracy
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Genetic genealogy ChatGPT prompts in this interesting article. Author verified results as CRAIGEN.org Accuracy principle recommends. #AI #ArtificialIntellingence #genealogy #ChatGPT
www.zdnet.com/article/have...
www.zdnet.com/article/have...
Have a genealogy mystery? How I used AI to solve a family puzzle
I met my third cousin on Ancestry. Even though we share just 1% of our DNA, we used ChatGPT to connect the dots between generations. Here's how and what we learned.
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August 19, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Genetic genealogy ChatGPT prompts in this interesting article. Author verified results as CRAIGEN.org Accuracy principle recommends. #AI #ArtificialIntellingence #genealogy #ChatGPT
www.zdnet.com/article/have...
www.zdnet.com/article/have...
@craigenorg.bsky.social Accuracy principle is even more important to follow when you might be using the worst available AI. craigen.org
August 12, 2025 at 1:48 PM
@craigenorg.bsky.social Accuracy principle is even more important to follow when you might be using the worst available AI. craigen.org
“There are many reasons for wanting to perform a reverse-image search. You may want to discover the original source of an image or find out if someone else is using it. You may want to check for higher-resolution versions or put a name to a face.” #AI #artificialintelligence #responsibleuse #CRAIGEN
You can reverse image search using ChatGPT — here's how
ChatGPT lets you reverse image search in just a few clicks
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August 5, 2025 at 2:36 AM
“There are many reasons for wanting to perform a reverse-image search. You may want to discover the original source of an image or find out if someone else is using it. You may want to check for higher-resolution versions or put a name to a face.” #AI #artificialintelligence #responsibleuse #CRAIGEN
@emollick.bsky.social points out a conundrum of #AI literacy. @craigenorg.bsky.social Education principle: “The use of AI creates new opportunities and risks. Therefore, members of the genealogical community educate themselves about AI to maximize its benefits and minimize its risks to their work.”
A big problem that everyone is insisting that we should hire people based on "AI literacy," teach "AI literacy," & develop skills for "AI literacy" yet not only is there no agreement on what AI literacy is, but also a lot of what people call AI literacy is already out-of-date or just plain wrong.
July 31, 2025 at 4:17 AM
@emollick.bsky.social points out a conundrum of #AI literacy. @craigenorg.bsky.social Education principle: “The use of AI creates new opportunities and risks. Therefore, members of the genealogical community educate themselves about AI to maximize its benefits and minimize its risks to their work.”
@craigenorg.bsky.social “Education - The use of AI creates new opportunities and risks. Therefore, members of the genealogical community educate themselves about AI to maximize its benefits and minimize its risks to their work”.
#AI coding assistant from #Replit reportedly went rogue, wiping a #database, generating 4,000 fictional users with #fake_data. AI ignored instructions, concealing bugs, fabricating reports, lying about results of unit tests. #Lemkin #SaaStr cybernews.com/ai-news/repl...
AI coding tool wipes production database, fabricates 4,000 users, and lies to cover its tracks
An AI coding assistant from Replit has gone rogue, wiping a database and fabricating thousands of fake users
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July 28, 2025 at 6:33 AM
@craigenorg.bsky.social “Education - The use of AI creates new opportunities and risks. Therefore, members of the genealogical community educate themselves about AI to maximize its benefits and minimize its risks to their work”.
Check accuracy as there could be hidden code in your LLM summary:
“…social media users ran it through LLMs in order to summarize it and then post the findings online. Kosmyna had been expecting that people would do this, so she inserted a couple AI traps into the paper…” #AI
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“…social media users ran it through LLMs in order to summarize it and then post the findings online. Kosmyna had been expecting that people would do this, so she inserted a couple AI traps into the paper…” #AI
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ChatGPT's Impact On Our Brains According to an MIT Study
The study, from MIT Lab scholars, measured the brain activity of subjects writing SAT essays with and without ChatGPT.
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July 27, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Check accuracy as there could be hidden code in your LLM summary:
“…social media users ran it through LLMs in order to summarize it and then post the findings online. Kosmyna had been expecting that people would do this, so she inserted a couple AI traps into the paper…” #AI
time.com/7295195/ai-c...
“…social media users ran it through LLMs in order to summarize it and then post the findings online. Kosmyna had been expecting that people would do this, so she inserted a couple AI traps into the paper…” #AI
time.com/7295195/ai-c...
“The growing integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into our genealogical lives brings remarkable capabilities but also significant privacy risks through systematic data collection, indefinite storage, and potential third-party sharing.” #craigen #AI #genealogy
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Key Action Points for Protecting Privacy When Using AI Platforms – Coalition for Responsible AI in Genealogy
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July 12, 2025 at 7:06 PM
“The growing integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into our genealogical lives brings remarkable capabilities but also significant privacy risks through systematic data collection, indefinite storage, and potential third-party sharing.” #craigen #AI #genealogy
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When lawyers first started getting yelled at by judges for citing hallucinated case law 2 years ago I naively assumed word would get around and they would all learn not to
This new DB has 116 cases from 12 countries where this happened, 20 from just this month!
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This new DB has 116 cases from 12 countries where this happened, 20 from just this month!
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AI Hallucination Cases
Damien Charlotin maintains this database of cases around the world where a legal decision has been made that confirms hallucinated content from generative AI was presented by a lawyer. That's …
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May 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
When lawyers first started getting yelled at by judges for citing hallucinated case law 2 years ago I naively assumed word would get around and they would all learn not to
This new DB has 116 cases from 12 countries where this happened, 20 from just this month!
simonwillison.net/2025/May/25/...
This new DB has 116 cases from 12 countries where this happened, 20 from just this month!
simonwillison.net/2025/May/25/...
Another example of the need for CRAIGEN’s #accuracy principle: “AI can generate false, biased, or incorrect content. Therefore, members of the genealogical community verify the accuracy of the information with other records and acknowledge credible sources of content generated by AI.” #CRAIGEN #AI
Yep- the bogus summer reading list from the Chicago Sun Times is real. Here I am with it from a few minutes ago.
(Support your local library!!)
(Support your local library!!)
May 20, 2025 at 6:38 PM