so far, the technology that's gonna inevtiably destroy the job of every technician in Hollywood can't take the job of McDonalds' drive through workers.

TNnytimes.comJun 21, 2024 3:23pm

McDonald’s announced internally this month that it was ending its partnership with IBM and shutting down its AI tests at more than 100 U.S. drive-throughs after ordering mistakes frustrated customers.

260 McNuggets? McDonald’s Ends A.I. Drive-Through Tests Amid Errors

Ordering mistakes frustrated customers during nearly three years of tests. But competitors like White Castle and Wendy’s say their A.I. ordering systems have been highly accurate.

A rare comforting piece of news!

AI still can’t reliably do one of the most basic things it will need to do to do many of the things it promises: understand varied human speech