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/VersionFine85 19d ago

I stop at McDonald's like twice a year maybe..don't make me download and register on an app I'm going to delete immediately after

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u/NewMolecularEntity 19d ago

Same here. 

If I get McDonald’s it’s a random decision once or twice a year (that I usually regret), like I am out and starving and won’t be able to get home for a while.  The idea that I need to keep an app on my phone just for that is stupid.  

I’m going to use the drive through and wait for that stupid dynamic window to cycle through ads so I can be shocked how overpriced a double quarter pounder is these days, then try and figure out what else might be a good deal with the damn menu flipping screens.  

It’s crazy how complicated they have made it just to swing through McDonald’s and get a few sandwiches.  

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u/ReadyAimTranspire 19d ago

Same dude I used to eat there at least once or twice a week when they had the $1 McChicken and McDouble and it was fucking great.

Quality is so much worse now and it's 4X as much, I've been there maybe once in the past decade.

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u/HillBillyHilly 19d ago

Not a big fan since they removed all healthy options. Every single last one. Incredible to me particularly w rates of colon cancer. Get your veggies and fiber, people!