Our mission is to guide the genealogical community in the responsible and ethical use of AI, ensuring accuracy, transparency, and privacy while maximizing the benefits of AI for genealogical research. For more info: craigen.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/craigenorg.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/craigenorg.bsky.social/post/3meplqsajn22pCheck out this article by Ashley Bens on “Using Ancestry ThruLines as Proof” #AI #AIgenealogy #genealogy #CRAIGEN #artificalintelligence @craigenorg.bsky.social https://craigen.org/examples/using-ancestry-thrulines-as-proof/13 Feb 2026 03:44 +0000at://did:plc:cs2c62de52dxtlwowje6mymn/app.bsky.feed.post/3meplqsajn22phttps://bsky.app/profile/craigenorg.bsky.social/post/3mbisc3jebs2u“Slop” was selected as Merriam-Webster’s 2025 Word of the Year to reflect concern about the flood of AI-generated digital content. In this linguistic context, slop is defined as “digital content of low quality that is produced usually in quantity by means of artificial intelligence.” #AIslop03 Jan 2026 06:37 +0000at://did:plc:cs2c62de52dxtlwowje6mymn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbisc3jebs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/craigenorg.bsky.social/post/3ma7j2p23hc2v“Agentic AI” is goal-directed decision-making, autonomy, and adaptability, enabling the system to act intentionally within constraints rather than responding to individual prompts or inputs. (Definition & image provided by ChatGPT 2.5) #AI #artificialintelligence #AgenticAI #craigen #genealogy17 Dec 2025 20:33 +0000at://did:plc:cs2c62de52dxtlwowje6mymn/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma7j2p23hc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/craigenorg.bsky.social/post/3m773cxbkxc2aSee Coalition for Responsible AI in Genealogy’s article by Thomas MacEntee on “Constructing a Source Citation” for AI sources. #CRAIGEN #AI #genealogy #citation #sourcecitation https://craigen.org/examples/constructing-a-source-citation/04 Dec 2025 23:02 +0000at://did:plc:cs2c62de52dxtlwowje6mymn/app.bsky.feed.post/3m773cxbkxc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/craigenorg.bsky.social/post/3m6vwyfuavk2hSome tips for educating yourself on #AI by Gordon Clark (full article link) #artificialintelligence #genealogy #craigen https://craigen.org/examples/improving-the-use-of-ai-in-genealogy/01 Dec 2025 07:50 +0000at://did:plc:cs2c62de52dxtlwowje6mymn/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6vwyfuavk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/craigenorg.bsky.social/post/3m6ie5mxzb22kExcellent piece by The Quantum Record on #AI and photo regeneration that cites Coalition for Responsible AI in Genealogy photo policy. #craigen #quantumrecord #artificialintelligence @craigenorg.bsky.social https://thequantumrecord.com/science-news/genealogists-warn-that-ai-image-generators-threaten-historical-record/25 Nov 2025 22:09 +0000at://did:plc:cs2c62de52dxtlwowje6mymn/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6ie5mxzb22khttps://bsky.app/profile/craigenorg.bsky.social/post/3m6f7aqnlv227@digitalarchivst.bsky.social created this infographic illustrating how #AI recreates photos. Shared with permission. Follow link to #craigenorg photo policy and please share. https://craigen.org/protecting-trust-in-historical-images/ #artificialintelligence #photo #photos24 Nov 2025 16:03 +0000at://did:plc:cs2c62de52dxtlwowje6mymn/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6f7aqnlv227https://bsky.app/profile/craigenorg.bsky.social/post/3m4yujoz2m22qThere’s been quite a bit of confusion in the genealogical community regarding how to source and label images created with artificial intelligence. The Coalition for Responsible AI in Genealogy has adopted guidelines to help genealogists with this. #AI #CRAIGEN https://craigen.org/protecting-trust-in-historical-images/07 Nov 2025 00:54 +0000at://did:plc:cs2c62de52dxtlwowje6mymn/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4yujoz2m22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/craigenorg.bsky.social/post/3m47bz5kmgk27New #AI vocabulary term “Vibe Coding”: “…coined by OpenAI cofounder Andrej Karpathy in February. "There's a new kind of coding I call 'vibe coding,' where you fully give in to the vibes, embrace exponentials, and forget that the code even exists," #vibecoding #CRAIGEN @craigenorg.bsky.social27 Oct 2025 20:46 +0000at://did:plc:cs2c62de52dxtlwowje6mymn/app.bsky.feed.post/3m47bz5kmgk27https://bsky.app/profile/craigenorg.bsky.social/post/3m3kxysjp3225Study predicts Full Automation of Labor (FAOL) by 2116. #AI #CRAIGEN #Artificialintelligence #LLM https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1613/jair.1.1908719 Oct 2025 18:54 +0000at://did:plc:cs2c62de52dxtlwowje6mymn/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3kxysjp3225https://bsky.app/profile/craigenorg.bsky.social/post/3lzpu3v3b5c26Check out Lynn Broderick’s article on protecting privacy when using #AI #genealogy https://craigen.org/examples/key-action-points-for-privacy/26 Sep 2025 06:37 +0000at://did:plc:cs2c62de52dxtlwowje6mymn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzpu3v3b5c26https://bsky.app/profile/craigenorg.bsky.social/post/3lz7txso4yk26#AI #AIGenealogy #Genealogy #Disclosure https://genealogysstar.blogspot.com/2025/09/guiding-principles-for-responsible-ai.html19 Sep 2025 21:52 +0000at://did:plc:cs2c62de52dxtlwowje6mymn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz7txso4yk26https://bsky.app/profile/craigenorg.bsky.social/post/3ly6douf3yk2qWith #AI improving all the time, particularly with image generation, it’s important to disclose AI was used. Thomas MacEntee gives examples on how to cite when using AI. #aigenealogy #genealogy #CRAIGEN #AIdisclosure https://craigen.org/examples/constructing-a-source-citation/06 Sep 2025 14:03 +0000at://did:plc:cs2c62de52dxtlwowje6mymn/app.bsky.feed.post/3ly6douf3yk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/craigenorg.bsky.social/post/3ly2o6cjgec2r“Ancestry’s AI are now using natural language processing (NLP) to cross-reference records across languages & eras. NLP apps are indexing birth, marriage, & newspapers. This allows users to link a 19th-century immigrant’s manifest to modern DNA matches.” #CRAIGEN https://www.webpronews.com/ancestry-coms-ai-revolutionizes-genealogy-with-faster-record-access/05 Sep 2025 02:59 +0000at://did:plc:cs2c62de52dxtlwowje6mymn/app.bsky.feed.post/3ly2o6cjgec2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/craigenorg.bsky.social/post/3lxirh7pios2iBreaking news! FamilySearch.org has transitioned the Full Text AI search from the labs into the search tab! Users still need to verify the #AI generated transcription. #CRAIGEN #artificalintelligence #genealogy #FamilySearch #accuracy https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/full-text29 Aug 2025 00:10 +0000at://did:plc:cs2c62de52dxtlwowje6mymn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxirh7pios2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/craigenorg.bsky.social/post/3lwrrxuhicc2qGenetic genealogy ChatGPT prompts in this interesting article. Author verified results as CRAIGEN.org Accuracy principle recommends. #AI #ArtificialIntellingence #genealogy #ChatGPT https://www.zdnet.com/article/have-a-genealogy-mystery-how-i-used-ai-to-solve-a-family-puzzle/19 Aug 2025 20:48 +0000at://did:plc:cs2c62de52dxtlwowje6mymn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwrrxuhicc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/craigenorg.bsky.social/post/3lw7h7jyfuk2d@craigenorg.bsky.social Accuracy principle is even more important to follow when you might be using the worst available AI. craigen.org [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Aug 2025 13:48 +0000at://did:plc:cs2c62de52dxtlwowje6mymn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lw7h7jyfuk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/craigenorg.bsky.social/post/3lvmofgnrfk2n“There are many reasons for wanting to perform a reverse-image search. You may want to discover the original source of an image or find out if someone else is using it. You may want to check for higher-resolution versions or put a name to a face.” #AI #artificialintelligence #responsibleuse #CRAIGEN https://www.tomsguide.com/ai/you-can-reverse-image-search-using-chatgpt-heres-how05 Aug 2025 02:36 +0000at://did:plc:cs2c62de52dxtlwowje6mymn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvmofgnrfk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/craigenorg.bsky.social/post/3lvabqccfsk2f@emollick.bsky.social points out a conundrum of #AI literacy. @craigenorg.bsky.social Education principle: “The use of AI creates new opportunities and risks. Therefore, members of the genealogical community educate themselves about AI to maximize its benefits and minimize its risks to their work.” [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Jul 2025 04:17 +0000at://did:plc:cs2c62de52dxtlwowje6mymn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvabqccfsk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/craigenorg.bsky.social/post/3luyxvvs4hc2a@craigenorg.bsky.social “Education - The use of AI creates new opportunities and risks. Therefore, members of the genealogical community educate themselves about AI to maximize its benefits and minimize its risks to their work”. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Jul 2025 06:33 +0000at://did:plc:cs2c62de52dxtlwowje6mymn/app.bsky.feed.post/3luyxvvs4hc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/craigenorg.bsky.social/post/3luwc5wanp22jCheck accuracy as there could be hidden code in your LLM summary: “…social media users ran it through LLMs in order to summarize it and then post the findings online. Kosmyna had been expecting that people would do this, so she inserted a couple AI traps into the paper…” #AI https://time.com/7295195/ai-chatgpt-google-learning-school/27 Jul 2025 04:58 +0000at://did:plc:cs2c62de52dxtlwowje6mymn/app.bsky.feed.post/3luwc5wanp22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/craigenorg.bsky.social/post/3lts2jqsf6s2m“The growing integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into our genealogical lives brings remarkable capabilities but also significant privacy risks through systematic data collection, indefinite storage, and potential third-party sharing.” #craigen #AI #genealogy https://craigen.org/examples/key-action-points-for-privacy/12 Jul 2025 19:06 +0000at://did:plc:cs2c62de52dxtlwowje6mymn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lts2jqsf6s2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/craigenorg.bsky.social/post/3lpmqa73hns2nAnother example of the need for CRAIGEN’s #accuracy principle: “AI can generate false, biased, or incorrect content. Therefore, members of the genealogical community verify the accuracy of the information with other records and acknowledge credible sources of content generated by AI.” #CRAIGEN #AI [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 May 2025 18:38 +0000at://did:plc:cs2c62de52dxtlwowje6mymn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpmqa73hns2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/craigenorg.bsky.social/post/3lp2xgouovs25Two of Indago’s co-founders, Steve Busch and Isaak Boseman, discuss why ethical AI matters in forensic science (and how they enforce it). #AI #DNA #geneticgenealogy #IGG #FIGG #Indago #ISHI https://youtu.be/vJjjY8U8_qA?si=gnfpyP96WLUNyMBn13 May 2025 16:58 +0000at://did:plc:cs2c62de52dxtlwowje6mymn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp2xgouovs25https://bsky.app/profile/craigenorg.bsky.social/post/3lomz45sgbc25“Recency bias” effects on accuracy. Click the images to read more about recency bias in @emollick.bsky.social post. #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #RecencyBias #CRAIGENORG #genealogy [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 May 2025 03:51 +0000at://did:plc:cs2c62de52dxtlwowje6mymn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lomz45sgbc25https://bsky.app/profile/craigenorg.bsky.social/post/3loi3o4cv6s23“Artificial intelligence (AI) can be trained to see details in images that escape the human eye, and an AI neural network identified something unusual about a face in a Raphael painting” #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Raphael @craigenorg.bsky.social https://www.sciencealert.com/ai-detects-an-unusual-detail-hidden-in-a-famous-raphael-masterpiece#06 May 2025 04:54 +0000at://did:plc:cs2c62de52dxtlwowje6mymn/app.bsky.feed.post/3loi3o4cv6s23https://bsky.app/profile/craigenorg.bsky.social/post/3lno5c6t4oc2qAI “digital fossils” like “vegetative electron microscopy” are signposts of AI use with inadequate verification. This illustrates the need for CRAIGEN’s principle for accuracy. #craigenorg #genealogy #AI #digitalfossils https://www.sciencealert.com/a-strange-phrase-keeps-turning-up-in-scientific-papers-but-why#25 Apr 2025 21:14 +0000at://did:plc:cs2c62de52dxtlwowje6mymn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lno5c6t4oc2q