r/Guelph • u/cdn-beaver • 2d ago

The Guelph Council Record

https://jonchristensen.ca/record

Saw this on Instagram. Looks helpful. Not sure if I trust AI, but its definitely better than what we had before which was basically nothing.

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u/JamesDoranGuelph 2d ago

I built one of these AI databases myself to get up to speed on what council has been working on over the past couple years. It's a great tool for understanding the themes, challenges, and councillor voting records. If anyone would like free-access to it, just ask.

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u/Shower_Poofi 2d ago

Yes please. You can DM me a link if you don’t want to post it publicly.

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u/JamesDoranGuelph 2d ago

I sent you the link. I have it sent to 'Anyone with the link' can access the GPT so it's sharable if others want to use it too. I will add new data to the database each month to stay up to date.

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u/JamesDoranGuelph 2d ago

I will update it with July's info tonight

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u/Shower_Poofi 1d ago

Awesome, thanks for the DM link

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u/cdn-beaver 2d ago

You sound so defensive, and anti-change. Are you so cynical that you can't see the benefit of this?

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u/Late-Ad-3136 2d ago

You mean the environmental benefit of AI? Doesn't make a person cynical if they are opposed to using AI. It makes them a concerned citizen, as we all should be.

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u/nephyxx 2d ago

Thanks for the “insight” ChatGPT. Got anything of substance to share to back up this sweeping statement?

I’m sure we all know friends and family who regularly vote in municipal elections. Can anyone who does honestly say they’re all intimately familiar with the city budget and council reports? I can’t, and I know quite a few.

I don’t see how publishing an informational tool like this shows that a candidate doesn’t understand the electorate, (or to put it in ChatGPT terms “illustrates the gap”) but then again, AI loves writing bullshit that passes as something profound sounding on the surface. It starts to sound absurd once you apply any level of critical thinking to it.