Just 10 years ago, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints launched FamilySearch, a marvel of technology meant to unify all the genealogical records available in one central, searchable database. And just a few months ago, the Church launched its replacement, now capable of allowing millions of people a day to instantly find and associate data about their ancestors--even if they start with little more than a misspelled name and a decade the deceased might have been born in. At what point do we humans become unnecessary in the entire endeavor of the organization of knowledge? Google seems to have already perfected their psychic search, nearly always returning what I wanted, rather than what I'd asked for. Is that degree of inference possible in the field of genealogy?
[note: This post comes almost a week late, due to some unforeseen circumstances, shown below]
My roommate told me there are many people involved in the inspecting and validating the genealogy data. The paper to digital conversion demands mass labor work. Human is always the most important.
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