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McDonald’s Is Testing Voice Automated Drive-Thrus In Wake Of $15 Minimum Wage Proposals
Posted on 6/8/21 at 4:37 pm
Posted on 6/8/21 at 4:37 pm
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During an investor conference last week, McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski announced that the fast food giant is experimenting with voice-ordering technology at ten restaurants in the Chicago area. The system is reportedly 85% accurate.
Kempczinski believes that the technology will appear in restaurants across the country within the next few years.
“There is a big leap between going from 10 restaurants in Chicago to 14,000 restaurants across the U.S. with an infinite number of promo permutations, menu permutations, dialect permutations, weather — I mean, on and on and on and on,” said Kempczinski. “Do I think in five years from now you’re going to see a voice in the drive-thru? I do, but I don’t think that this is going to be something that happens in the next year or so.”
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This is totally unexpected and completely surprising
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Posted on 6/8/21 at 4:40 pm to RebelExpress38
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The system is reportedly 85% accurate.
Let's be honest. That is probably more accurate than the idiots with the headsets on.
Posted on 6/8/21 at 4:41 pm to RebelExpress38
Raising minimum wage hurts poor people and young people, the very ones Democrats claim this action is supposed to help.
Posted on 6/8/21 at 4:41 pm to RebelExpress38
One near me is paying 15/hr + free iPhone after 90 days
Posted on 6/8/21 at 4:42 pm to RebelExpress38
Is it going to be programmed to understand the unintelligible jibberish of the Kang dialect?
Posted on 6/8/21 at 4:42 pm to RebelExpress38
Before you know those damned dirty machines will start wanting benefits
This post was edited on 6/8/21 at 9:57 pm
Posted on 6/8/21 at 4:46 pm to RebelExpress38
“Goheadwithcoorda”
Posted on 6/8/21 at 4:48 pm to LuckyTiger
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Raising minimum wage hurts poor people and young people, the very ones Democrats claim this action is supposed to help.
Their goal is to get and keep people on the government tit.
Posted on 6/8/21 at 4:50 pm to SG_Geaux
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Let's be honest. That is probably more accurate than the idiots with the headsets on.
“Can I have a small blue raspberry slushee?”
“You want a sausage McMuffin”
Posted on 6/8/21 at 4:52 pm to SG_Geaux
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The system is reportedly 85% accurate.
Let's be honest. That is probably more accurate than the idiots with the headsets on
Yeah, I've permanently boycotted McD. The family and I no longer eat there even when it seems convenient. Go two years without it, then eat it in a pinch one day- and see how you feel the next couple days. I don't know what it is, but the shite isn't good for you and that was proof enough for me to quit them.
But for anyone who still does eat there, an 85% order accuracy is most definitely a marked improvement over the acne-ridden teen who can't comprehend the words "no pickles" for some enigmatic reason.
Posted on 6/8/21 at 4:54 pm to RebelExpress38
Well the bar with the humans they "hire" to do that job is set real low, so....
Posted on 6/8/21 at 4:54 pm to TigerAxeOK
It's the bottom rung of fast food which is the bottom rung of food in general.
Posted on 6/8/21 at 5:04 pm to RebelExpress38
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The system is reportedly 85% accurate.
So a solid 20% improvement early on. That’s impressive!
Posted on 6/8/21 at 5:04 pm to back9Tiger
It’s a story as old as time
Posted on 6/8/21 at 5:06 pm to RebelExpress38
Posted on 6/8/21 at 5:07 pm to RebelExpress38
I want an automated self fixing ice cream machine and we can call it a frickin day.
Posted on 6/8/21 at 5:22 pm to RebelExpress38
There has never been a worse time to set a wage floor for labor in human history. 
Posted on 6/8/21 at 5:23 pm to RebelExpress38
I can’t wait to hear a recording at Popeye’s tell me to pull up and wait.
Posted on 6/8/21 at 5:53 pm to momentoftruth87
quote:Probably because they have to pay $15/hour to work just to be competitive with what the government has been paying people to sit at home
One near me is paying 15/hr + free iPhone after 90 days
Posted on 6/8/21 at 5:59 pm to ManBearTiger
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Is it going to be programmed to understand the unintelligible jibberish of the Kang dialect?
I can’t wait for the “McDonalds machines is racist!!” complaints.
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