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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/yourmoney/consumer/article-13539041/mcdonalds-major-change-drive-viral.html
McDonald's is scrapping AI chatbots at the drive-thru,
after mishaps with the technology went viral.
The company is winding down the program, which it has
been testing for two years, and will remove the controversial
tech from more than 100 locations that have been using it.
The fast food giant entered into a collaboration with tech
company IBM in 2021 to test the program. But it will now
wind it down 'no later than July 26', Restaurant Business
reported.
McDonald's told the publication that the goal of the test
was to determine if automated voice ordering could speed
up service, simplify operations and create an improved
experience for customers.
However, fast food fans have documented their botched
orders at the drive-thru, where the AI chatbot adds
unwanted items or cannot understand simple requests.
. . .
"AI" will NOT "get it". It will not understand
the way humans instantly multi-revise orders or
emotional nuances or 'explanations' or even the
latest slang. All it will do is alienate customers
in droves.
McD really, badly, wants to DESTROY ALL HUMANS
in its operation ... basically leaving what are
essentially just large burger vending machines
untainted by human IQ or jobs. Their advisors say
this is "efficiency", "saving money".
Well, they can KEEP their damned money, I'll
never spend a penny there.
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