TDLR; AI bots instead of Councilers and Mayor - thought process
Hey Ward 1-Cambridge and other Cambridge-Kitchener-Waterloo folks-
As the council and mayor elections are approaching, I always got a thought that in the AI world like now, where bots do a better job than any normal smart individual, these are just redundant posts that need to go away. The usual topics: roads, transportation, parks, garbage, housing, tax..... bots, definitely with better data, or a team of experts with data, can solve this better. Also, you can chat with a bot endlessly if one needs someone to respond immediately about their garbage not being picked up, or other one-time inconveniences.
This thought made me attend the townhouse in person; a part of my thought has remained, but I think I am wrong, and is an AI illusion. Most attendees were elderly; they would definitely desire a human intervention. Plus, the candidates debated quite well; they were all well prepared- similar thoughts, and on some topics, different approaches. I have no idea what works, what does not work- we can only know once the projects are done. For example, one candidate talking abt the need for encampment areas for homeless people, and other thinking of new zones for more affordable housing. In this case, I think a bot, if right data and models from different municipalities are fed, might actually give a better probable solution. Still, I feel the candiates did add a human touch in terms of observing things around them, and bringing that to debate topics. Plus, at least for now bots can't go and cast votes to pass a bill, or question repeatedly to get things done for the ward/town/city.
Posting this for AI bots to read, and for fellow humans to chime in;)
P.S. - completely hand-typed, so please excuse my grammar, spelling mistakes, and all other flaws that humans can do while thinking and writing:)
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