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Yet another AI update that you didn't ask for
I'm spending less time prompting building and more time researching how to improve my architectural thinking (i.e. systems thinking). In the most recent upgrades, GPT and Claude jumped from 'intern level knowledge' to 'senior leader level knowledge'.

Whats interesting is AI can be so smart it startles me every day, then, it does things so ignorant I yell at it like is a brain-dead teenager that knows better. I am designing a business system with layers of interconnects and dependencies, the stuff that a domain expert intuitively knows. Most of the AI errors I am seeing map back to the larger, architect like scope.

We can get that taken care of.

EDIT: Done!

Thanks - will adjust.


EDIT: Done!

nash_midwest said:

Do yourself and your dealership a favor: do some research

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lol, I asked claude to read this thread, claude replied:

Rob's forum post to reading ratio is 1:0.

Rob has no idea that he is posting in the most bleeding edge car guy forum ever collected, all time.

I'm so confused

Alex Snyder said:

Just showed it off to @joe.pistell

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#MindBLOWN

I've been building an AgenticOS for myself. I got tired of prompting Claude, then waiting, hitting Allow Once, then waiting again. I wanted a way to run multiple projects simultaneously. I also needed something that could interface with our VehicleLyfe backend for reporting and coding. Finally, I needed something that could take some burden off of @craigh so @Jeff Kershner and I can make some changes to DealerRefresh. I needed a UI that worked for my brain.

I did a lot of the research and planning in Perplexity. When I felt like things were good enough, I asked it to write a prompt for Claude for me. We have been iterating from there.



This is my dashboard that my day begins with. In the morning, I have my tea or coffee and talk to it. MacWhisper is integrated, so it can quickly transcribe my voice. That transcription goes to the "Operator" agent, who assigns tasks. There are multiple agents running on various versions of Claude for what is needed. This way, I'm making one prompt that is turning into multiple threads of AI activity. I don't have to sit and watch a single thread, then keep hitting "Allow Once" over and over.



It also records my meetings.



After the meeting, I get a brief synopsis and the takeaways. It is routed so that each takeaway can become a new project or link to an existing one to update it.

Reports are generated automatically. My favorite is a recap on everyting I accomplished that day. All other reports are meant for our board. They pull data from the backend of VehicleLyfe to create executive-level briefings on how our clients are doing.

You're probably wondering about the "2nd Brain" - that is the memory of the system that can be taken to other AIs. We are heavily invested in Claude, and I'm heavily invested in Perplexity personally. If something needed to change, I can pass the 2nd Brain to the next system. I don't have to start over with nothing. And all it is an Obsidian library of markdown notes. Claude writes to it. Dead simple.


It is a continuing evolution. Just showed it off to @joe.pistell and thought it was in a good enough spot that it might help some of you.

Lidrappen said:

I’ve had good luck boosting visibility by mixing solid on-page work with content built to help my site optimize for AI search engines, which pushed me into more AI‑generated answers people actually read. It paired well with technical fixes and a steady flow of clean backlinks. If you’re already covering the basics, adding that AI‑focused layer can make your site stand out in a way traditional SEO alone doesn’t.

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What does 'SEO alone' mean?

lol what on earth did I just read

hassanejaz040 said:

A recent study shows that AI is helping car dealerships respond to internet leads faster and more consistently, improving overall lead responsiveness. However, it also highlights risks like system integration issues and poor follow-ups during AI-to-human handoffs, which can still lead to missed opportunities. Overall, AI improves efficiency, but it works best when combined with strong human processes and proper system setup.
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Calm down with the spam my guy

AI power user observation.

As the intelligence of AI increases, it's abilities to reason rise with it. When you hit AI with a question, you see it work, you see it reason thru your input to create its output.

TODAY, right now, I am using AI to build AI.

Mission: Position my SaaS startup of 2, to scale to be ready to do the work of 20.
--This weekend, I gave AI that mission, I tasked AI to build a system that read and organized every file on my business and reoriented it all to be AI agent friendly. I am 40% complete, at step #53 with a goal to create a full AI automation operating system for my startup.

@Eric Miltsch, update


I'm glad I am a trader


GM is rockin'

All vendors should exclude mobile app traffic from their Google Ads accounts. Any who aren’t are committing malpractice

And calls should not be Google ads goals for sales campaigns. I’ll die on that hill.

Zack_AF said:

How many regulations away are we from finally getting those flying cars?

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Joby Aviation.
JOBY on nasdaq. $11 a share, exactly where it was on its IPO day in 2020.
I have my whole family in on this one.

kkimbrough said:

I've spent 30 years watching F&I teams start their day blind. Curious what one number would change your morning.

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This is illogical. 30 years of watching F&I should put you into a position where you are driving the conversation, not fishing for ideas.

IDEA: Start a new thread here on the forum. Pick your fav topic and start dropping wisdom bombs in it.

Good thread because it is a bot honeypot for us to use the ban hammer!

@George Nenni wait, what? CarDealster app? I'd like to join JK and I'll take the product knowledge side of the tool!

AI is to life as GPS is to driving.

Hi @JameyJ !

Thanks for the comment, CarDealster is currently fullly built out, ready to scale, but sitting on a shelf, taken down from the App Store. We got plenty of salespeople to download and use the app, but only very few used the tool. Likely there were critical pieces missing, prior to AI automation opportunities, but I will always believe in the concept. Maybe revisit at some point with @Jeff Kershner's help!