Ancestors and Algorithms: AI for Genealogy
Hosted by Brian · Brian
4.8from 30 ratings
- 63
- Episodes
- 11
- Transcribed
- 30
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2025
- First episode
About Ancestors and Algorithms: AI for Genealogy
Stuck on a family history brick wall? It's time to add the most powerful tool to your genealogy toolkit: Artificial Intelligence. Welcome to Ancestors and Algorithms, the definitive guide to revolutionizing your family tree research with AI. Forget the hype and confusion. This isn't just another podcast about AI; this is your hands-on, step-by-step masterclass using AI. Each week, host and researcher Brian demystifies the technology and shows you exactly how to apply AI tools to find ancestors, analyze records, and solve your toughest genealogy puzzles. We explore the incredible promise of AI while navigating its perils with an honest, practical approach. Learn to use AI as your personal research assistant—not a replacement for your own critical thinking. Join us to learn how to: Break through brick walls using AI-driven analysis and data correlation. Transcribe old, hard-to-read documents, letters, and census records in minutes. Use ChatGPT, Gemini, and other Generative AI to draft biographies, summarize findings, and organize your research. Analyze DNA matches and historical records to uncover hidden family connections. Master prompts that get you accurate results and avoid AI "hallucinations." Discover the latest AI tech and digital tools for genealogists before anyone else. Whether you're a beginner genealogist or a seasoned family historian, if you're ready to upgrade your research skills, this podcast is for you. Hit Follow now and turn AI into your ultimate secret weapon for uncovering your ancestry.
- Publisher
- Brian
- Category
- history · society & culture · technology
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 4 Aug 2025
- Latest episode
- 6 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
11 of 63 episodes have a transcript.
6 Oct 2026
Ep. 58: Same Name, Two Men - Untangle a Merged Family Tree With AI
29 Sept 2026
Ep. 57: Find Her Maiden Name: Proving Parents with Indirect Evidence and AI
22 Sept 2026
Ep. 56: Negative Evidence: Dating a Death in Czech Texas
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Ep. 55: The Blast Radius Method - Audit Your Family Tree With AI
Published 15 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] That's not a data quality problem. That's a person filed in the wrong drawer. I know some of you have a name like that sitting in your file right now. You couldn't tell me which one, and that's exactly the point. AI is your research assistant, not your researcher. It isn't going to tell you who Orpha really was. What it can do is show you which of your conclusions are standing on nothing. Then it ranks them. Not alphabetically. By how much of the tree falls down if you turn out to be wrong. That ranking is the method, and it's the part I haven't seen anybody else teach. I'm calling it Blast Radius. […]
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