Thursday, September 7, 2023
The Human Factor
Life has funny timing. I was at a house at The Agency. MacGyver was on. The episode, The Human Factor, quickly caught my attention. MacGyver is hired to test an AI security system that it to replace security guards. He succeeds in getting through. Then the AI system thinks for itself, refusing...
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Tuesday, September 5, 2023
All Alone
I am all alone in that I am not on vacation. Dad is in the Sarasota, Florida area, after having spent two weeks in Myrtle Beach. He will be back Thursday. Mom and Ann left yesterday for Ocean City, MD. They'll return Thursday, although the two of them will then transition to a staycation until...
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Saturday, September 2, 2023
Did You Pay Me?
In the sarcastic category of, "Isn't technology wonderful?," when new members sign up at Locations C and D (both have the same system), their credit card information is not being saved to charge them at all. Car wash mechanic Brad did investigating that revealed the problem is on the manufacturer's...
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Thursday, August 31, 2023
What the Future Holds
This entry will serve as the wrap-up to The AI Effect: Car Washes. What does the future hold for not only our industry but for America as a whole. Few industries will be unaffected by AI. I'm not a Nostradamus. I cannot say one particular scenario will occur. I firmly believe AI will damage our...
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Tuesday, August 29, 2023
I Can't Get a Reaction
Sea Gypsy made an excellent comment with regard to car washes adapting AI technology: "Excellent post. Perhaps you should consider putting out something to the industry about this." I have dipped my toe into the water about AI technology and the industry. I've posted a couple times on a car wash...
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