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2026 Trend Report from the APA

Right off the top, how to support AI like data centers, power distribution, etc. You know, plan the physical built environment for big empty buildings that don't employ people and take up a lot of power, but I'm glad we're thinking about the therapeutic welfare of the public.
 
It’s a world of uncertainty and the only thing thing we can be certain of is uncertainty. What an introduction, par excellence, chef’s kiss. Wow, like, what was that? Tell me that it’s a meaningless webinar without telling me that it is a meaningless webinar.

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I am totally rewriting our zoning to prepare my municipality for people having AI companions... :r:

Like, this is in the "trends to act on now" section, really?
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And the Call to action is this?
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I don't think that statement is saying much, but what it is saying, I don't think is true. I think I'll continue informing "long-range planning, outreach strategies, and community wellness initiatives" on FACTS as opposed to whether someone in the town has a chatbot girlfriend, thankyouverymuch.
 
You must gather input from the chatbot girlfriend. She is real to the person lonely enough to talk to her.
 
DVD said:
You must gather input from the chatbot girlfriend. She is real to the person lonely enough to talk to her.
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"During the public engagement portion of our Town Plan Process, our online community conversations were attended by three people, two of whom were zoombombers and had to be removed, and 3,825 chatbots generated through grok. Our town plan is now entirely about using eminent domain to build gigantic data centers for a company called "Cyberdyne Systems."
 
Faust_Motel said:
"During the public engagement portion of our Town Plan Process, our online community conversations were attended by three people, two of whom were zoombombers and had to be removed, and 3,825 chatbots generated through grok. Our town plan is now entirely about using eminent domain to build gigantic data centers for a company called "Cyberdyne Systems."
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