Timothy J. Barron
@timbarron.net
Highly caffeinated with Starbucks by day. Amateur genealogist, history nerd, and music addict by night. Humble novice in the mastery of nothingness.
https://www.timbarron.net
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"All the major AI assistants are routinely misrepresenting news content" according to new study from the BBC and European Broadcasting Union. It found "45% of all AI answers had at least one significant issue."
www.forbes.com/sites/emmawo...
www.forbes.com/sites/emmawo...
AI Assistants Get The News Wrong Nearly Half The Time, Researchers Say
All major AI assistants are routinely misrepresenting news content across languages and territories, according to the biggest-ever research study on the topic.
www.forbes.com
October 27, 2025 at 11:00 PM
"All the major AI assistants are routinely misrepresenting news content" according to new study from the BBC and European Broadcasting Union. It found "45% of all AI answers had at least one significant issue."
www.forbes.com/sites/emmawo...
www.forbes.com/sites/emmawo...
It reads like an over the top heist movie or series 😳
www.cbsnews.com/news/thieves...
www.cbsnews.com/news/thieves...
Thieves broke into the Louvre Museum in Paris, stealing jewelry of "inestimable heritage and historical value" in brazen heist
Thieves broke into the Louvre in Paris — the world's most visited museum — early Sunday morning. Museum officials said they stole jewelry and fled.
www.cbsnews.com
October 19, 2025 at 3:52 PM
It reads like an over the top heist movie or series 😳
www.cbsnews.com/news/thieves...
www.cbsnews.com/news/thieves...
Reuters: "Exclusive: Blackstone weighs options for Ancestry.com, including sale or IPO, sources say."
#ancestry #genealogy #dna #familytree
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#ancestry #genealogy #dna #familytree
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Exclusive: Blackstone weighs options for Ancestry.com, including sale or IPO, sources say
Blackstone is weighing strategic options, including an initial public offering or a sale, for Ancestry.com, the hugely popular platform that helps users trace their genealogical roots, people familiar with the matter said.
www.reuters.com
September 25, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Reuters: "Exclusive: Blackstone weighs options for Ancestry.com, including sale or IPO, sources say."
#ancestry #genealogy #dna #familytree
www.reuters.com/business/exc...
#ancestry #genealogy #dna #familytree
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Any thoughts on some professional #genealogy folks and bloggers who are using AI generated images without citing the source as such? I'm seeing an increasing number of AI images being used to (i.e) advertise services. There seems to be a contradiction given the importance of source citation, etc.
September 22, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Any thoughts on some professional #genealogy folks and bloggers who are using AI generated images without citing the source as such? I'm seeing an increasing number of AI images being used to (i.e) advertise services. There seems to be a contradiction given the importance of source citation, etc.
This is a series of photos from last week of a very inviting Irish pub called Mr. Dooley's Boston Tavern in Boston, Massachusetts. 😎 ☘️ 🇮🇪
📷 iPhone (edited with Adobe Photoshop Elements for macOS)
#irish #irishpub #boston #massachusetts
📷 iPhone (edited with Adobe Photoshop Elements for macOS)
#irish #irishpub #boston #massachusetts
September 21, 2025 at 11:22 PM
This is a series of photos from last week of a very inviting Irish pub called Mr. Dooley's Boston Tavern in Boston, Massachusetts. 😎 ☘️ 🇮🇪
📷 iPhone (edited with Adobe Photoshop Elements for macOS)
#irish #irishpub #boston #massachusetts
📷 iPhone (edited with Adobe Photoshop Elements for macOS)
#irish #irishpub #boston #massachusetts
This is a series of photos from last week of the photogenic Irish pub called The Black Rose (Róisín Dubh) in Boston, Massachusetts. 😎 ☘️ 🇮🇪
📷 iPhone (edited with Adobe Photoshop Elements on macOS)
📷 iPhone (edited with Adobe Photoshop Elements on macOS)
September 21, 2025 at 11:20 PM
This is a series of photos from last week of the photogenic Irish pub called The Black Rose (Róisín Dubh) in Boston, Massachusetts. 😎 ☘️ 🇮🇪
📷 iPhone (edited with Adobe Photoshop Elements on macOS)
📷 iPhone (edited with Adobe Photoshop Elements on macOS)
These are two shots from last week at J.J. Foley's Cafe in Boston, Massachusetts. 😎 ☘️ 🇮🇪
📷 iPhone (edited with Adobe Photoshop Elements on macOS)
📷 iPhone (edited with Adobe Photoshop Elements on macOS)
September 21, 2025 at 11:16 PM
These are two shots from last week at J.J. Foley's Cafe in Boston, Massachusetts. 😎 ☘️ 🇮🇪
📷 iPhone (edited with Adobe Photoshop Elements on macOS)
📷 iPhone (edited with Adobe Photoshop Elements on macOS)
@josienneclarke.com @alecbowmanclarke.com Have you two seen this news story from here in the states? It's about AI generated music. 😳
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaNS...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaNS...
"Walking Away," a song by AI artist Sadie Winters
YouTube video by CBS Mornings
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September 19, 2025 at 11:17 PM
@josienneclarke.com @alecbowmanclarke.com Have you two seen this news story from here in the states? It's about AI generated music. 😳
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaNS...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaNS...
"23andMe’s flagship Ancestry Composition algorithm was last updated in 2022... Version 7... is the most significant update to the feature ever, and it’s coming soon to all eligible 23andMe users." #23andMe #ancestry #genealogy #dna
blog.23andme.com/articles/a-m...
blog.23andme.com/articles/a-m...
A Major Update to Ancestry Composition Is Coming Soon
Over the last few months, we’ve been hard at work finalizing a major update to your favorite report: Ancestry Composition.
blog.23andme.com
September 18, 2025 at 10:27 PM
"23andMe’s flagship Ancestry Composition algorithm was last updated in 2022... Version 7... is the most significant update to the feature ever, and it’s coming soon to all eligible 23andMe users." #23andMe #ancestry #genealogy #dna
blog.23andme.com/articles/a-m...
blog.23andme.com/articles/a-m...
From Tuesday night at the intersection of Congress Street and State street, looking toward Custom House Tower in Boston, Massachusetts.
📷 iPhone (edited with Adobe Photoshop Elements for macOS)
📷 iPhone (edited with Adobe Photoshop Elements for macOS)
September 13, 2025 at 1:46 AM
From Tuesday night at the intersection of Congress Street and State street, looking toward Custom House Tower in Boston, Massachusetts.
📷 iPhone (edited with Adobe Photoshop Elements for macOS)
📷 iPhone (edited with Adobe Photoshop Elements for macOS)
This is a big example of what is to come. Someone used AI to create a fake band that has amassed over 850,000 listeners on Spotify. Deezer has already concluded the band was AI generated, as well as music producer Rick Beato on his YouTube channel.
www.the-independent.com/arts-enterta...
www.the-independent.com/arts-enterta...
The Velvet Sundown: Everything we know about the band accused of being AI
The band have denied claims that their identity and music are fake
www.the-independent.com
July 5, 2025 at 3:24 PM
This is a big example of what is to come. Someone used AI to create a fake band that has amassed over 850,000 listeners on Spotify. Deezer has already concluded the band was AI generated, as well as music producer Rick Beato on his YouTube channel.
www.the-independent.com/arts-enterta...
www.the-independent.com/arts-enterta...
New study from MIT shows usage of ChatGPT "reduces activity in the brain versus accomplishing the same tasks unaided, and may lead to poorer fact retention." The ChatGPT test group "performed worse than their counterparts in the brain-only group at all levels."
www.theregister.com/2025/06/18/i...
www.theregister.com/2025/06/18/i...
Brain activity lower when using AI chatbots: MIT research
: EEG and recall tests suggest people who use ChatGPT to write essays aren't learning much
www.theregister.com
June 20, 2025 at 12:48 AM
New study from MIT shows usage of ChatGPT "reduces activity in the brain versus accomplishing the same tasks unaided, and may lead to poorer fact retention." The ChatGPT test group "performed worse than their counterparts in the brain-only group at all levels."
www.theregister.com/2025/06/18/i...
www.theregister.com/2025/06/18/i...
Relative Secrets is a new #familytree and #genealogy documentary series that is arriving on Acorn TV in the USA. It is hosted and narrated by Jane Seymour. The second episode lands this week. 😎
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sxhu...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sxhu...
Relative Secrets | Hosted By Jane Seymour | New Series June 2 on Acorn TV
YouTube video by Acorn TV
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June 7, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Relative Secrets is a new #familytree and #genealogy documentary series that is arriving on Acorn TV in the USA. It is hosted and narrated by Jane Seymour. The second episode lands this week. 😎
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sxhu...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sxhu...
Some freshly gathered prairie flowers will be on the front step overnight for May Eve and is an Irish tradition associated with Beltane, the Gaelic May Day festival. 😎 ☘️ 🇮🇪
May 1, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Some freshly gathered prairie flowers will be on the front step overnight for May Eve and is an Irish tradition associated with Beltane, the Gaelic May Day festival. 😎 ☘️ 🇮🇪
The biggest marriage age gap I've encountered in my #familytree is with my 5th great uncle, which is about 60 years. I've not yet validated her specific date of birth yet, but he was 84 and she was about 24 when they were married in 1878. They had one child born in 1882. #genealogy #ancestry
April 28, 2025 at 10:47 PM
The biggest marriage age gap I've encountered in my #familytree is with my 5th great uncle, which is about 60 years. I've not yet validated her specific date of birth yet, but he was 84 and she was about 24 when they were married in 1878. They had one child born in 1882. #genealogy #ancestry
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23andMe Is Reorganizing. It’s Okay.
23andMe has declared bankruptcy, but now is not the time for genealogists to panic. As a publicly traded company, it will be many months before a resolution is clear. In the meantime, our data has the same protections as before.
23andMe has declared bankruptcy, but now is not the time for genealogists to panic. As a publicly traded company, it will be many months before a resolution is clear. In the meantime, our data has the same protections as before.
23andMe Is Reorganizing. It’s Okay.
23andMe has declared bankruptcy, but now is not the time for genealogists to panic. As a publicly traded company, it will be many months before a resolution is clear. In the meantime, our data has the same protections as before.
thednageek.com
March 25, 2025 at 11:19 PM
23andMe Is Reorganizing. It’s Okay.
23andMe has declared bankruptcy, but now is not the time for genealogists to panic. As a publicly traded company, it will be many months before a resolution is clear. In the meantime, our data has the same protections as before.
23andMe has declared bankruptcy, but now is not the time for genealogists to panic. As a publicly traded company, it will be many months before a resolution is clear. In the meantime, our data has the same protections as before.
This was shot at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) in Dallas, Texas, USA. It was shot looking out the window while going down an escalator. 😎 ✈️
March 22, 2025 at 10:35 PM
This was shot at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) in Dallas, Texas, USA. It was shot looking out the window while going down an escalator. 😎 ✈️
There's a new #dna oriented series called The Secret DNA of Us coming to Australia. My assumption is that it might be awhile before it is available elsewhere. #genealogy
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NW8b...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NW8b...
The Secret DNA of Us | New series starts April 17
YouTube video by SBS On Demand
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March 22, 2025 at 6:55 PM
There's a new #dna oriented series called The Secret DNA of Us coming to Australia. My assumption is that it might be awhile before it is available elsewhere. #genealogy
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NW8b...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NW8b...
Some fun with photo filters of a frozen creek a few weeks ago. 😎
March 19, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Some fun with photo filters of a frozen creek a few weeks ago. 😎
This is from last week at the Crafty Irishman Public House in Dallas, Texas, USA. We agreed to leave the business outside, and enjoy the craic inside, and of course, some pints of Guinness. Sláinte! 😎 ☘️ 🇮🇪
March 17, 2025 at 8:29 PM
This is from last week at the Crafty Irishman Public House in Dallas, Texas, USA. We agreed to leave the business outside, and enjoy the craic inside, and of course, some pints of Guinness. Sláinte! 😎 ☘️ 🇮🇪
Enjoyed some tasty pints of Guinness at the Crafty Irishman Public House in Dallas, Texas, USA with some business colleagues last week. Sláinte! 😎 🇮🇪 ☘️
March 16, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Enjoyed some tasty pints of Guinness at the Crafty Irishman Public House in Dallas, Texas, USA with some business colleagues last week. Sláinte! 😎 🇮🇪 ☘️
For those in the #genealogy realm, could you kindly click through to this website? Cairenn Binder @cairennoid.bsky.social is an investigative genetic genealogist. She has created a new website and some clicks would help increase the Google search rankings. 😎
www.cairennbinder.com
www.cairennbinder.com
Cairenn Binder | Investigative Genetic Genealogy
Learn more about Cairenn Binder, an investigative genetic genealogy practitioner, educator and speaker based in New York.
www.cairennbinder.com
March 16, 2025 at 6:12 PM
For those in the #genealogy realm, could you kindly click through to this website? Cairenn Binder @cairennoid.bsky.social is an investigative genetic genealogist. She has created a new website and some clicks would help increase the Google search rankings. 😎
www.cairennbinder.com
www.cairennbinder.com
This is the Crafty Irishman Public House in Dallas, Texas, USA from last week. When traveling on business, I habitually seek out finer #Irish pubs, and this one did not disappoint. Unfortunately, time did not permit exploring the other three pubs shown on the directional signs. Sláinte! 😎 ☘️ 🇮🇪
March 16, 2025 at 4:13 PM
This is the Crafty Irishman Public House in Dallas, Texas, USA from last week. When traveling on business, I habitually seek out finer #Irish pubs, and this one did not disappoint. Unfortunately, time did not permit exploring the other three pubs shown on the directional signs. Sláinte! 😎 ☘️ 🇮🇪
This video "The Latest on Family Tree Maker 2024" is an update and interview with Duff Wilson from Software MacKiev at RootsTech. #genealogy #familytreemaker
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dNw...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dNw...
The Latest on Family Tree Maker 2024
YouTube video by Aimee Cross - Genealogy Hints
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March 16, 2025 at 1:50 AM
This video "The Latest on Family Tree Maker 2024" is an update and interview with Duff Wilson from Software MacKiev at RootsTech. #genealogy #familytreemaker
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dNw...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dNw...