AI Literacy

• News
  • ChatGPT plugin: Photo Whisperer https://chatgpt.com/g/g-69041cf33c14819183ab56b883f9dc5d-photo-whisperer-ai-genealogy-lab
  • Ethics in genealogy: https://andrewredfern.com/continuum-ai-use-family-history/

• AI Literacy
  • Leo Lo defines AI Literacy as “the ability to understand, use, and think critically about AI technologies and their impact on society, ethics, and everyday life. Its components include technical knowledge, ethical awareness, critical thinking, and practical skills.”
  • McGill University has ROBOT model:
    • Reliability
    • Objective
    • Bias
    • Ownership
    • Type
  • Information literacy has the CRAAP test:
    • Currency
    • Relevance
    • Authority
    • Accuracy
    • Purpose

• Coalition for Responsible AI in Genealogy (CRAIGEN)
  • New statement on “Protecting Trust in Historical Images”
  • Guidelines
    • Always label
    • Always cite
    • Use as illustration, not evidence

• Resources
  • The Family History AI Show, by Mark Thompson & Steve Little
  • Genealogy and Artificial Intelligence Facebook Group
  • Legacy Family Tree Webinars
  • Leo Lo: https://crln.acrl.org/index.php/crlnews/article/view/26704/34626
  • McGill Libraries: https://libraryguides.mcgill.ca/ai/literacy
  • CRAIGEN: https://craigen.org/protecting-trust-in-historical-images/
  • Emily Jaeger-McEnroe (CRAAP test): https://crln.acrl.org/index.php/crlnews/article/view/26634/34553

Wheatley, A & Hervieux, S. (2020). The AI family tree [diagram]. The LibrAIry. https://thelibrairy.wordpress.com/2020/05/12/the-ai-family-tree/