Laura Clark Murray

About Laura Clark Murray

Laura Clark Murray is a professional genealogist and a forensic investigative genetic genealogist with more than twenty years of research experience. She is a researcher for Family Locket Genealogists and a graduate of the Research Like a Pro with DNA study group. Laura specializes in DNA research, Gephi genetic networks, and artificial intelligence for genealogy. As a volunteer for the DNA Doe Project, she works on cold cases to help to identify John and Jane Does using forensic investigative genetic genealogy. You can connect with Laura at www.lauraclarkmurray.com.

Making ChatGPT a Valuable Genealogy Assistant

Apr 20, 2023

By Laura Clark Murray Since the release of ChatGPT in late 2022, this artificial intelligence “bot” has been wowing users by engaging in detailed conversations, answering questions, and even writing stories and essays. But at its core, ChatGPT lacks the ability to distinguish between fact and fiction. Since facts are critical to what we do as genealogists, it’s important to understand how to keep the tool in the realm of reality. If you do that,...