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McDonalds removes AI drive-throughs after order errors (www.bbc.com)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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McDonald's is removing artificial intelligence (AI) powered ordering technology from its drive-through restaurants in the US, after customers shared its comical mishaps online.

A trial of the system, which was developed by IBM and uses voice recognition software to process orders, was announced in 2019.

It has not proved entirely reliable, however, resulting in viral videos of bizarre misinterpreted orders ranging from bacon-topped ice cream to hundreds of dollars' worth of chicken nuggets.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Who needs Ronald McDonald when you have managers like them?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Apparently they don't need him because Ronald was fired... Er, "retired," in 2016.

The final vestige of the clown that I know of was his silhouette being used in the "throw this into a trash can and not on the damn ground" message on the bottom of their paper bags, but even that seems to be gone now.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

That‘s what I was getting at actually. They rebranded when clown attacks went viral on the internet. The new image of the company and their now (in)famous jingle „I‘m lovin‘ it!“ was supposed to only launch in Germany for McCafés but promptly went global when they really needed a rebrand quick.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

The McDonalds managers are nothing like Ronald McDonald. Ronald brings people smiles. Mcdonalds managers bring people sadness.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

Both are clowns and bring people nightmares.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

Pretty sure they all brought people diabetes and cancer