Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 22 hours agoTaco Bell rethinks AI drive-through after man orders 18,000 waterswww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square154fedilinkarrow-up1714arrow-down110
arrow-up1704arrow-down1external-linkTaco Bell rethinks AI drive-through after man orders 18,000 waterswww.bbc.comDavriellelouna@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 22 hours agomessage-square154fedilink
minus-squaretoppy@lemy.lollinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·8 hours agoThey could hire a person to take orders. Companies just want to use AI. Even AI has issues. Big companies can afford people.
minus-squareBlackmist@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 hours agoI’m surprised they’re not hiring people in third world countries to take the orders since it’s through a microphone. Or just making people order through their phones and use the drive through as a pick up point.
minus-squaressillyssadass@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·15 minutes agoThis is an American company, their customers would probably react poorly to hearing a foreign accent come through the speakers
minus-squareBlackmist@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·13 minutes agoVisions of ICE running in to take the machines away.
minus-squareChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·7 hours agoEmployee make line go down. AI make line go up.
minus-squareℍ𝕂-𝟞𝟝@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 hours agoAI makes revenue go down, stock value go up. The real economy doesn’t matter, only Wall Street vibes.
They could hire a person to take orders. Companies just want to use AI. Even AI has issues. Big companies can afford people.
I’m surprised they’re not hiring people in third world countries to take the orders since it’s through a microphone.
Or just making people order through their phones and use the drive through as a pick up point.
This is an American company, their customers would probably react poorly to hearing a foreign accent come through the speakers
Visions of ICE running in to take the machines away.
Employee make line go down. AI make line go up.
Debateble…
AI makes revenue go down, stock value go up. The real economy doesn’t matter, only Wall Street vibes.