{"id":35646,"date":"2026-08-15T05:24:43","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T10:24:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/genealogytipoftheday.com\/?p=35646"},"modified":"2026-08-15T05:24:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T10:24:43","slug":"before-you-upload-to-ai-models-and-sites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/genealogytipoftheday.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/15\/before-you-upload-to-ai-models-and-sites\/","title":{"rendered":"Before You Upload to AI Models and Sites"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are several things to consider before uploading a series of genealogical documents to Notebook or any form of AI.This is a suggested list.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Make certain the documents do not contain information on living individuals\u2013sensitive as well as general information about living people should not be uploaded to any AI system. Do not upload DNA results.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Have read over the documents to the point where you have a working knowledge of the information they contain.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Use file names that will help AI to understand what the document is and reference it correctly in any discussion. Examples include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1870_census_frederick_jones<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1880_census_frederick_jones<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1892_death_certificate_frederick_jones<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If uploading pages from the same document, include numbers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>William_jones_civil_war_pension_page_1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>William_jones_civil_war_pension_page_2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These filenames are just examples and underscores are optional (I just prefer to use them out of habit). Modify them as you see fit, but avoid using those long, seemingly arbitrary file names that are sometimes autogenerated when downloading files from various online sites.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Make certain you are not uploading information that violates someone else\u2019s copyright.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/genealogytipoftheday.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/12\/notebook-for-genealogy-four-week-class\/\">Notebook for Genealogy four-week class<\/a> or &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/genealogytipoftheday.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/09\/problem-solving-with-notebooklm\/\">Genealogy Problem-Solving with Notebook<\/a>.&#8221; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are several things to consider before uploading a series of genealogical documents to Notebook or any form of AI.This is a suggested list.&nbsp; Make certain the documents do not contain information on living individuals\u2013sensitive as well as general information about living people should not be uploaded to any AI system. 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