Assess: How Helpful Is AI for You? - AI Fundamentals for Family Historians, Lesson 2

Before you type anything into ChatGPT, ask this: how helpful would AI actually be for this task? Most people skip this step. That's where the problems start. This lesson teaches the first part of the AIM framework — Assess. You'll learn where AI shines for family history (understanding records, historical context, writing) and where it fails badly (finding records, verifying facts). Plus the hallucination problem every genealogist needs to understand before using AI. ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 — The question most people skip 00:29 — The AIM Framework introduction 01:47 — Where AI helps most (understanding, context, writing) 03:28 — Where AI doesn't help (finding records, verifying facts) 06:57 — The hallucination problem: when AI invents ancestors 08:38 — My decision framework: Find, Understand, Write, Verify 10:01 — Try this: classify your own research task 📚 AI FUNDAMENTALS SERIES → Lesson 1: What AI Actually Is → Lesson 2: Assess — When AI Helps and When It Doesn't (you're here) → Lesson 3: Interact — AI as Your Thinking Partner → Lesson 4: Measure — Earning Your Trust → Lesson 5: Capstone — Write a Proof Summary With AI ✉️ FREE COURSE → https://chroniclemakers.com/ai-beginners Take the full AI Fundamentals course free and learn the AIM framework for using AI in your family history research. 🔗 JOIN CHRONICLE MAKERS → https://skool.com/chronicle-makers 🌐 WEBSITE → https://chroniclemakers.com 📖 ABOUT CHRONICLE MAKERS Chronicle Makers helps family historians research smarter, write ancestor stories, and use AI to finish faster. Founded by Denyse Allen, genealogist, author, and AI educator based in Pennsylvania. #FamilyHistory #AIForGenealogy #GenealogyResearch #AI #ChroniclesMakers