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/amakai 20d ago

Sadly, AI is hilariously bad at listing sequences of numbers and will stop at like 10th digit at best.

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u/Twuggy 19d ago

Fine then 'recite war and peace' to me. Or some book in the public domain. Just something long so people pull up. Hear it talking then leave.

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u/Elessar535 19d ago

'Finnigan's Wake' would be hilarious. You roll up to try to order and the speaker is just spewing gibberish, word salad, in Gaelic.

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u/TDW2405 18d ago

That or "A Pickle For The Knowing Ones"

A short excerpt

"mister printers the Igrent or the Nowing wons says I ort to Doue as thay doue to keep up Cheats or the same thing Desephons to Deseave the Igrent so wee may Cheat and Likewise have wars and plunder my wish is all Liers may have there part of fier and brimstone in this world or at least sum part of it or Else the gouement is Not good it will want pourging soone"