AI is rapidly becoming a research assistant to innovative genealogists. If you are already using AI in your genealogy efforts or are just curiously interested, you should read this blog post by James Tanner. James is a retired lawyer who volunteers at BYU and FamilySearch. He is an interesting writer and a stickler for finding valid sources for our ancestors.

Did you know that Google’s Gemini has access to all the information in the FamilySearch Family Tree except for living people and some restricted records? James uses Gemini Pro in this post. He had Gemini itself help write the prompt he eventually used. I was quite impressed and a bit intimidated, but at the same time, anxious to start experimenting.

Give this post a read and then start messing around with your very own Research Assistant.

https://genealogysstar.blogspot.com/2025/12/can-gemini-3-do-valid-genealogical.html

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