by Mark Thompson | Jul 6, 2026 | Artificial Intelligence
A city, a stack of old books, and a promise Every genealogist knows the feeling of searching for that one record that answers The Big Question. This is a story about how a team of dedicated volunteers worked tirelessly to help you answer that question, and how a new...
by Mark Thompson | Jun 16, 2026 | Artificial Intelligence
If you are anything like me, every time a new AI model is announced you feel a little jolt. A new model appears. People test it. Experts argue about what it can and cannot do. The access rules change, the prices change, the safety rules change, and somewhere...
by Mark Thompson | Sep 5, 2025 | Archiving, Artificial Intelligence
Responsible AI Photo Restoration If you’re anything like me, you’ve got boxes of old family photos, many of which have seen better days. Water damage, fading, colour shifting, tears (both the torn kind and the crying kind), mysterious spots and coffee...
by Mark Thompson | Dec 16, 2023 | Genealogy Products
Do you struggle to focus on the right group of people in your large family tree? Do you get frustrated trying to find and fix the inevitable errors that creep into your tree, no matter how hard you work to keep it accurate? I know I do! Ancestry ® unveiled a new...
by Mark Thompson | Nov 7, 2023 | Artificial Intelligence
Identifying the people in a photo or letter collection is a top priority for family archive projects. It’s incredibly frustrating to have a beautiful stack of old photos or precious family letters and not know who is in them. Unfortunately, identifying people in...
