When will AI become a Personal Car Shopping Assistant?

[Alex Snyder]

I'm still wondering when the real costs of AI will hit us. The behemoth systems draw insane amounts of power. If the current administration can "unlock" cheap fuel, we may continue to see AI availability remain a low bar for individuals.

I'm saying this in this thread because all these dots may become disconnected if we cannot keep AI economically feasible for the peasants (you and me). Thus, I have to wonder if AI will be smooth enough for my mother-in-law to use as an assistant. It is mostly used like this by the Uncle Joe's of the world.

 

[joe.pistell]

I'm saying this in this thread because all these dots may become disconnected if we cannot keep AI economically feasible for the peasants (you and me). Thus, I have to wonder if AI will be smooth enough for my mother-in-law to use as an assistant. It is mostly used like this by the Uncle Joe's of the world.

DeepSeek absolutely changed everything. DeepSeek claims their models are significantly more efficient than GPT-4, using about 5-7x less computational power. This means for every 5-7 servers that ChatGPT (GPT-4) needs, DeepSeek might only need 1 server to accomplish similar tasks.

AI is going to shape shift itself. Giant AI models can help health care by automating paperwork, read images, or assist in cancer research and drug dev. Or, AI can get so small and cheap that AI models can run on small battery operated appliances.

1. The massive expensive cloud-based systems will solve massive problems.
2. Smaller, specialized models will run on 'smaller, dumber, more focused LLMs'.
3. 'Model Compression" is real, they're running locally tiny devices now.

AI assistants on on your mother in laws phone will have fully engaging natural -NON TECHNICAL- conversations to help her with the simple things in life.

 

[DjSec]

The problem is that this looks nothing like what real customers send. It's kind of like how we know every time we get a test lead from the OEM. They sound nothing like actual customers. I've been doing this 10 years now and never seen anything like this from a real customer.

Would that prevent you from answering it?
What would a email from a customer normally look?
How would a dealership take advantage of this technology?

I guess dealerships would need to make sure their websites are fast, and setup correctly for Technical SEO to make it easy for the bots to find and use, something they aren't currently setup for.

 

[Carsten]

Lol, Uncle Joe beat me to a topic that I have been thinking about for a few days now.

Google and ChatGPT are your new enemies!
I have already said that this before. Those Google shop now cards are going to be a huge problem.

So, I don't see this much here but what is so great about a vin that a customer is reaching out to you?
Is it the price?
Is it the trim/features?
Is it they just itching for Tesla replacement?


I was talking with 3 different neighbors in the parking lot just 3 days ago. We were talking AC companies. We all knew who NOT to use.
Nobody knew who to recommend because they all sucked.

Nobody mentioned price.
Nobody mentioned features.

Well talked about service and reliability of the company not the units we bought.

 

[Carsten]

not well.
we all talked about ...

 

[joe.pistell]

1. Would that prevent you from answering it?
2. What would a email from a customer normally look?
3. How would a dealership take advantage of this technology?

1. Shoppers have been beating dealers up for so may years, they distrust everything (i.e. 'buyers are liars')
2. Shopper never communicate with conviction, they play a game called 'negotiation'.
3. copy/paste into any AI.

p.s. Shoppers want to negotiate, NOT dealers.

 

[DjSec]

1. Shoppers have been beating dealers up for so may years, they distrust everything (i.e. 'buyers are liars')
2. Shopper never communicate with conviction, they play a game called 'negotiation'.
3. copy/paste into any AI.

p.s. Shoppers want to negotiate, NOT dealers.

No disrespect, but wasn’t it the dealers who invented the negotiation game in the first place?

Nowadays, the internet has flipped the script.

I once went to a dealership where the salesman initially set a price and then started dropping it as I was walking away, he was negotiating with himself.

With instant access to data, price comparisons, and market insights, combined with economic pressures like mass layoffs, tariffs, and the rising costs of living, it’s clear that the old rules no longer work.

In my humble opinion your only chance of surviving is rethinking how you'll play the game.

 

[BillVaughnAlWestNissan]

No disrespect, but wasn’t it the dealers who invented the negotiation game in the first place?

Nowadays, the internet has flipped the script.

I once went to a dealership where the salesman initially set a price and then started dropping it as I was walking away, he was negotiating with himself.

With instant access to data, price comparisons, and market insights, combined with economic pressures like mass layoffs, tariffs, and the rising costs of living, it’s clear that the old rules no longer work.

In my humble opinion your only chance of surviving is rethinking how you'll play the game.

DJ, it appears you are new to the forum. Welcome! Appreciate you engaging. Mind telling us a little about yourself?

 

[jscole86]

No disrespect, but wasn’t it the dealers who invented the negotiation game in the first place?

Nowadays, the internet has flipped the script.

I once went to a dealership where the salesman initially set a price and then started dropping it as I was walking away, he was negotiating with himself.

With instant access to data, price comparisons, and market insights, combined with economic pressures like mass layoffs, tariffs, and the rising costs of living, it’s clear that the old rules no longer work.

In my humble opinion your only chance of surviving is rethinking how you'll play the game.

Who invented the negotiation game in real estate?

 

[joe.pistell]

I once went to a dealership where the salesman initially set a price and then started dropping it as I was walking away, he was negotiating with himself.

Never owned a retail store have you?
Greg, you own a SaaS, Imagine you had an inventory loan from the bank and payroll and an ad budget... and you havent had a soul in your store in 4 hours. The stress is real.

Your overhead is your bedroom. Let go of the mouse and get out of the house and see the world.