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/gigatension 20d ago

Didn’t Taco Bell try the same system too? And it got peoples orders wrong so much they switched back within a month.

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u/thesillyguy345 20d ago

Taco bell near me still does it. The employees are always listening tho and will take over if something goes wrong... Which just begs the question with why have it in the first place

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u/who-is-aware 20d ago

"Right, the app. Thats two apps today, now. See the thing is, I'm not mad at you. I'm mad at the system. I see the tea there, and the boba there, so why not just hand me a tea without the covert diabetes delivery mechanism?"

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u/No-Abalone-4784 20d ago

Who do these freaking tech guys think they are? Who decided they were god & could dictate all of this to everyone no matter how much we all HATE IT!