Understanding ScribeAI – An Interview with Alon Ehrenfeld

In this interview, MyHeritage’s senior product manager Alon Ehrenfeld gives a behind-the scenes look at how ScribeAI was developed and what it can do for your research.

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Best Websites Episode 38: ScribeAI

One of the most exciting announcements from RootsTech 2026 was ScribeAI, MyHeritage’s new tool for transcribing and analyzing user-uploaded photos and documents.

Mentioned in this episode:

• An overview of ScribeAI and the details it provides as part of its analysis: a transcription of any text, context about the time and place a document was made or a photo was taken, and the reasoning behind each data point
• Real-life examples of how ScribeAI suggests areas of further research
• A step-by-step tutorial by Digital Editor Katharine Andrew
• How AI tools like ScribeAI and MyHeritage’s PhotoDater are generally trained, and what makes ScribeAI stand out
• A unique summary of how MyHeritage comes up with new ideas for tools
• MyHeritage features that are still in development, including some hinted in CEO Gilad Japhet’s latest presentation at RootsTech (watch a recording here)
• The MyHeritage Blog, where users can about more new and updated website features  

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