Recovery, Verification, and Turning Disasters into Breakthroughs
🚨 THE EPISODE EVERY GENEALOGIST NEEDS TO HEAR
What happens when AI confidently tells you your great-grandmother was a famous opera singer, your mysterious uncle was a Civil War spy, and your family has royal connections... and none of it is true?
In this extended 35-minute episode, we dive deep into the uncomfortable reality of AI hallucinations in genealogy research. With current AI error rates reaching 27-79% in certain scenarios, every family historian needs to know how to spot, stop, and recover from AI mistakes before they spread through your family tree like digital wildfire.
What You'll Learn: ✅ Why genealogists are particularly vulnerable to AI hallucinations (3 specific reasons)
✅ The 6-stage anatomy of an AI genealogy disaster and how to stop it
✅ The "verification sandwich" technique that keeps AI in its proper role
✅ Recovery prompts that turn AI mistakes into research breakthroughs
✅ A 5-minute fact-check process you can use immediately
✅ How to build verification habits that make you a better genealogist overall
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💡 Key Takeaway: AI errors aren't research failures—they're opportunities to develop the critical thinking skills that separate real genealogists from story collectors.
Copy-Ready Resources Included:
This Week's Homework: Find an AI mistake in your research, document it, and turn it into a breakthrough using our recovery protocol. Share your experience at ancestorsandai@gmail.com
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