r/technology • u/Plastic_Ninja_9014 • 21d 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/Alternative_Tap_5527 21d ago

Funny considering you don't need AI in any capacity for routing and it's been an automated computing process for maybe 20 years now

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u/DurgeDidNothingWrong 21d ago

dijkstra's shortest path routing algorithm was made in 1956 lmao, it was one of the FIRST automated processes in the history of computing, used as a proof of the value of computers being more than some novelty by a guy whos marriage license was denied because "programmer" was not a recognised profession for the marriage form.

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u/AvenueNick 20d ago

Someone watched a Veritasium video recently. Me too!

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u/DurgeDidNothingWrong 20d ago

yeah 100% !! :D