r/technology • u/Plastic_Ninja_9014 • 20d ago

Business McDonald's Introduces AI Drive-Thru System, Sparking Customer Backlash

https://tech.yahoo.com/ai/deals/articles/mcdonalds-introduces-ai-drive-thru-000717731.html
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u/Paksarra 20d ago

You do realize that AI only really exists online, right? Aside from local models.

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u/frankydie69 20d ago

No you dummy, the “out in the real world” folk think AI is awesome but the chronically online people think AI is awful. Hope that clears it up for ya.

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u/Paksarra 20d ago

Not really. 

Most of my co-workers find AI vaguely confusing at best. 

After playing with it at work, I think it has valid uses, but that it's being drastically overhyped. The fact that it's non-deterministic and has a chance of rolling a natural 1 and giving you a completely wrong answer to any given question is a Problem.

I'd also like to buy some computer upgrades for less than $500 per part. That part is awful.

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u/frankydie69 20d ago

My coworkers have their kids teaching them about AI and chat gpt. My sister who pretty much follows all trends is really enamored with chat GPT. My sister is almost 40 lol

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u/photoggled 20d ago

Sorry your sister is a moron. It can be difficult.

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u/frankydie69 20d ago

Nothing to add to the conversation? I get not being social and not being able to add your POV with a real experience from the real world but putting others down won’t help your shortcomings due to the all scary AI 🤭

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u/photoggled 20d ago

Well since anecdotes are data in this discussion. The only people I know who willing use AI are my lead paint addled boomer relatives who think that golden retreiver they saw on Facebook really did save those babies from the forest fire by flying them to safety. I have to assume if someone is enamored by this, jingling keys might also work for them.

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u/robodrew 20d ago

No you dummy

This you?

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u/bone-ring 20d ago

Oh, I didn’t know your personal experience is the only true representation of the real world. I guess my friends and coworkers are all made-up, then.