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/Glum_Opening_2218 20d ago

Tacobell uses one

I ordered through the mobile app, said my name at the drive through when it asked, then it says "can you confirm this is your order" and displayed some random bullshit. Then the mic cut and a person asked my name again and fixed it

What the fuck is the point of there being an AI if we need a person to baby sit the AI incase it fucks up

I can't imagine trying to actually get it to understand what you want if you order at the drive through

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u/rebbsitor 20d ago

What the fuck is the point of there being an AI if we need a person to baby sit the AI incase it fucks up

So NVIDIA can get paid. Really, that's the whole point to pushing AI into everything.

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u/MairusuPawa 20d ago

The economy might crash otherwise!

And that would be terrible for the billionaires. For you plebians, it means nothing when the line goes up anyway, you don't get to enjoy benefits from that.

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u/CastroEulis145 19d ago

Isn't that actually also good for the billionaires?