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arrow-up1834arrow-down1external-linkTaco Bell rethinks AI drive-through after man orders 18,000 waterswww.bbc.comDavriellelouna@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square203fedilink
minus-squareBlackmist@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·12 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-up7arrow-down2·10 hours agoThis is an American company, their customers would probably react poorly to hearing a foreign accent come through the speakers
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 hours ago“eh? eh? Go back to Canada!”
minus-squareRaivoKulli@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 hours agoEveryone has already been conditioned to be okay with “John” from Hyderabad speaking to you in incomprehensible accent on every customer service line. So this wouldn’t be any different.
minus-squareBlackmist@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·10 hours agoVisions of ICE running in to take the machines away.
minus-squareTheero@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 hours agoICE vs. Clanckers, now that’s a match I wasn’t expecting
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
“eh? eh? Go back to Canada!”
Everyone has already been conditioned to be okay with “John” from Hyderabad speaking to you in incomprehensible accent on every customer service line. So this wouldn’t be any different.
Visions of ICE running in to take the machines away.
ICE vs. Clanckers, now that’s a match I wasn’t expecting