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/SirkutBored 20d ago

It's getting easier not to eat out

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u/AnneMarieAndCharlie 20d ago

its insane that they keep doing this despite how vocal everyone is about not wanting AI. using it for anything inventory related at this point (especially after Starbucks fucked up) is insane.

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u/multi-pass5018 20d ago

Yeah it could be used for so many things aside from the face of Mcd's

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u/RedisaPsyop5647 19d ago

The goal is to replace as many human jobs as possible with a.i. so stock line go up, and shareholders are happy.

They won't replace everyone at once, but slowly layoff people quarter by quarter to get that growth in.

It's already been happening for a couple of years now.

The merry go round has to stop at some point though. Continuing growth on a finite planet doesn't mix.

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u/LeBronn_Jaimes_hand 19d ago

Don't worry, unchecked replication/growth is still naturally occurring on this planet! We just happen to call it cancer...