EP13: Gemini (finally!) Supports File Uploads, AI’s Impact on Learning, Gemini Adds Saved Prompts, Build Better Prompts With Examples

In this episode of the Family History AI Show, Mark Thompson and Steve Little explore the latest AI news, views and reviews for family historians. They start with Google Gemini's new file upload capabilities and examine AI's impact on genealogy education, offering practical advice for researchers. Then, they discuss the increasing availability of saved prompts across AI platforms.Don’t miss this week’s Tip of The Week: Using examples to improve the reliability of the responses that you get from your AI. RapidFire announcements include the upcoming release of OpenAI's "strawberry" model and potential upgrades to digital assistants such as Alexa.This episode blends news with practical tips, providing listeners with valuable insights to harness AI's potential in uncovering family stories and improving research techniques. Timestamps:AI In the News01:37 Google Releases Gemini Gems: New features for document analysis and mobile access07:35 Genealogists go Back to School: The Impact of AI of Education13:30 Saved Prompts: Discussion on the widespread adoption of saved prompts across AI ToolsTip of the Week19:45 Building Better Prompts - Examples: Improve responses by providing examples in promptsRapidFire27:00 OpenAI's "Strawberry" Announcement: Enhanced Reasoning Capabilities32:00 Top 50 List of AI Tools Announced36:02 Amazon's Alexa Upgrade: Claude AI Coming to an Alexa Near You40:33 Wild Vision Arena Leaderboard: New benchmark for AI image analysis capabilities45:42 Perplexity Plans To Introduce Ads: AI search tool's future business modelResource LinksGoogle Geminihttps://gemini.google.comOpenAI ChatGPThttps://chat.openai.comAnthropic Claudewww.claude.aiPerplexity AIhttps://www.perplexity.aiGoogle Gemini "Gems"https://blog.google/products/gemini/google-gemini-update-august-2024/Anthropic "Projects"https://www.anthropic.com/news/projectsOpenAIhttps://openai.comCharacter AIhttps://character.ai/Suno AIhttps://www.suno.aiAmazon Alexahttps://www.amazon.com/alexa-help-resources/b?ie=UTF8&node=21576560011Wild Vision Arena Leaderboardhttps://huggingface.co/spaces/WildVision/vision-arenaOpenAI "Strawberry" modelhttps://www.wired.com/story/openai-o1-strawberry-problem-reasoning/Andresen Horowitz Top 100 Listhttps://a16z.com/100-gen-ai-apps/ChatGPT Advanced Voicehttps://help.openai.com/en/articles/9617425-advanced-voice-mode-faqApple iPhonehttps://www.apple.com/iphoneApple Intelligencehttps://www.apple.com/ca/apple-intelligence/Google Pixel phoneshttps://store.google.com/category/phonesMicrosoft Copilothttps://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/copilotOpenAI Search GPThttps://openai.com/index/searchgpt-prototype/Tags artificial intelligence, AI, technology, machine learning, genealogy, family history, AI tools, chatbots, large language models, AI research, AI news, AI updates, OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Alexa, Perplexity, Character AI, AI vision, AI voice assistants, AI ethics, AI regulations, AI benchmarks, AI subscriptions, AI advertising, AI development, AI education, prompt engineering, AI leaderboards, AI investments, AI companies, AI features, AI devices, international AI access