QUESTION: Do you use AI, and if so, what do you use it for?
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QUESTION: Do you use AI, and if so, what do you use it for?
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© Copyright 2007 – 2025 Claycord News & Talk
Have no clue how to use AI, nor am interested in using it.
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When it gets good at picking stock I’ll take a look.
Sometimes for info on Google, … on my computer ~
Like why people are wearing pink today.
What the difference with certain Medications.
etc., etc., ~~~~~
i used it once to ask about why Ai is bad
Yes, several times a day usually …. to ask questions … sometimes to get a second opinion, validate other things, to actually find out or learn about subjects
I use AI for my work emails and creating procedures manual.
As an alarm company, we have been installing ai deterrence systems, specifically cameras that identify would be thieves that announce to the intruder what they are wearing, what they are next to, and that if they do not vacate immediately authorities will be dispatched. The cameras also trigger indoor lighting, such as the front room or a bedroom light, letting them know they have been seen, and that bad things are about to happen for them. So far our clients have had a 100% success rate, even our commercial clients that were being overrun with nightly thefts from nearby homeless camps.
So ai has had a major positive impact for us and our customers!
Actual deterrence, Thank You well done ! ! !
Something CoCo Courts and DA are failing at miserably.
After years in the industry of providing clients and authorities with 4K video of property being stolen, providing license plates, perfect face shots, and in some cases even the thieves address, phone number and social media profiles, for nothing to happen, I’ll say it’s been a game changer that has been long overdue!
Completely agree,
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Son in Texas, one of his businesses is video surveillance trailers,
he’d be interested, is software package retail or proprietary ?
I’ve used the Google AI a few times, I usually ask it questions about cars.
Like when I’m working on an old car, and I’m searching for a hard to find part.
I’ll ask if is there is a substitute part that will fit and/or work. I’m pretty amazed
that most of the answers are spot on. For instance, I was working on an old
Chevy and I couldn’t find the correct spark plugs because the car is so old
that auto parts stores don’t carry them anymore, and they couldn’t order them
either. I asked Google, and it responded with a recommendation of a newer
spark plug that will fit and have the correct heat range.
That’s Awesome!
We still have ‘Beast’, … my 92′ 5-speed Jeep Cherokee Laredo.
Still passing smog and she runs great. 🙂
An these days is almost theft proof
…. original owner of ’83 S10 Blazer that still passes smog too everytime!
NICE!!
AI has become the “dot com boom” of the 2020s and way over hyped. I’ve been doing AI for 40 years in my field. Some apps you have to create such things even though they may be much simpler to solve a problem or simulation. So those who have experienced the same laugh at the hysteria over AI. It is handy though as a lot of software engineers write either incomplete examples or poorly worded ones and AI can fix that sometimes.
I took a picture of a business card and asked ChatGPT to add its information to my contacts….and it did!
I asked ChatGPT to characterize the commenters on Claycord…
Any characterization of Claycord commenters is necessarily anecdotal because there is no scientific survey of the readership. However, after years of observing the site and reading discussions about it, several patterns are commonly noted.
Who appears to comment most often
Political tendencies
Common themes
How critics characterize the community
Critics on Reddit and elsewhere often describe the comments as:
How supporters characterize the community
Supporters tend to view Claycord as:
If I had to summarize the typical active Claycord commenter in one sentence: a long-time Contra Costa County resident who is highly engaged in local issues, often skeptical of government institutions, and more politically conservative than the average Bay Area online commenter. That said, the silent majority of readers may be much broader and more diverse than the relatively small group that posts comments.
This is what Google’s Gemini says about us…
The commenter community on Claycord.com (a prominent local news blog serving the Concord, Clayton, and wider Central Contra Costa County area) has a distinct and widely recognized personality. Because the site relies heavily on crowdsourced tips, hyper-local crime reporting, and community gossip, its comment section behaves like a digital town square—and a lively, often polarized one at that.
The typical commenter base on Claycord is characterized by several defining traits:
1. Highly Protective and Hyper-Local
The core user base consists of long-time residents of the East Bay who are deeply invested in their neighborhoods. When a grass fire breaks out on Kirker Pass Road, a helicopter loops overhead, or a police presence appears at the Sunvalley Mall, the comment section becomes a real-time scanner network. They are fiercely protective of the community, highly reactive to any perceived decline in local quality of life, and quick to share immediate neighborhood observations.
2. Leaning Decidedly Conservative
Compared to the broader, left-leaning San Francisco Bay Area, the vocal majority in the Claycord comments section tends to skew more conservative and traditionalist. This is particularly noticeable in threads regarding regional politics, local tax measures, school board decisions, and development projects (like the ongoing debate over the Concord Naval Weapons Station land).
3. Hyper-Focused on Crime and Accountability
A significant portion of Claycord’s content centers on public safety, traffic accidents, and criminal activity. Accordingly, the commenters are heavily focused on law and order. Discussions frequently feature strong, vocal support for local police departments, frustration with state-level criminal justice reforms, and a generally tough-on-crime attitude.
4. Divided into Distinct “Factions”
Like any long-standing local forum, a fair amount of tribalism exists. You will frequently see clashes between:
5. Fast-Moving, Rumor-Prone, and Sarcastic
Because the site’s moderation traditionally allows for a high degree of anonymity and free-wheeling discussion, the tone can lean sarcastic, cynical, and derisive. When an unconfirmed piece of news breaks, commenters are quick to jump in with speculation, dark humor, and assumptions before official police or city press releases are issued.
Search Engines suck! All of them suck, including built-in retailer searches. In days of old, you could put search items in quotes and use + or – symbols to narrow your search. Now, all search engines regurgitate irrelevant results.
I have found that AI used as gatekeepers, either for telephone or chats with companies are useless for whatever my specific issue is, and insisting on talking to a human is my only recourse.
Nevertheless, using AI enhanced searches can be helpful, especially when I have several search parameters.