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This thread is just the tip of the iceberg.The people ahead of the curve aren't Googling for answers — they're already in here, having the conversations you haven't found yet. DealerRefresh is free.Get the full picture →
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MacWhisper here. I wanted a pay once solution that didn't make calls to the cloud. Mostly because I wanted something contained to my personal AI operating system.
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Am I allowed to say that I am developing a realtime realistic video avatar that can dynamically change the UI to answer user queries and gather details? The loom link is here.
Point is, typing is a hassle with chatbots and when a user calls he expects a human not an AI. As users get savvy about AI calls, its gonna have a blowback. But when they willingly interact with an AI avatar which helps answer their questions and even fill forms they don't feel cheated by it. Its the most ethical way of using AI and then handing off warm lead to a human. Not only that because it is visual can show relevant content by controlling UI its arguably better UX than a voice call. Not to mention calling is an extra step where large portion of website visitors fall off.
Curious to know what you guys think about it.
Point is, typing is a hassle with chatbots and when a user calls he expects a human not an AI. As users get savvy about AI calls, its gonna have a blowback. But when they willingly interact with an AI avatar which helps answer their questions and even fill forms they don't feel cheated by it. Its the most ethical way of using AI and then handing off warm lead to a human. Not only that because it is visual can show relevant content by controlling UI its arguably better UX than a voice call. Not to mention calling is an extra step where large portion of website visitors fall off.
Curious to know what you guys think about it.
✨ AI Highlights
- Claude and Gemini replaced ChatGPT for coding, planning, and research tasks
- AI avatars with cloned voices fooled real people including spouses
- Dealers built agents to stock inventory and find auction vehicles autonomously
Dealers and AI power users share wins, frustrations, and tools in a wide-ranging thread about real-world AI use in 2026. Key themes include degrading LLM performance between releases, the 'yak shaving' trap of losing days to unproductive AI rabbit holes, and emerging tools like Whisper-based voice-to-text and video avatars for dealership lead handling. The honest takeaway is that AI holds real promise for automotive but demands discipline to avoid wasted effort and over-reliance on unstable frontier models.
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