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.

McDonald’s told franchisees it would remove the tech from the more than 100 restaurants it has been testing it in by the end of July, as first reported by trade publication Restaurant Business.

  • SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org
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    2 months ago

    Yeah, but it worked as a marketing stunt, did it not? And that guarantees more events like this in the future.

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      You are right, I forgot this as a reason for my hate. And how it will drastically affect mathematics for the years to come