Re:McDonald's is to replace human servers with voice gen in ...
by ilaksh on Wednesday September 11, 2019 @11:04PM
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McDonald's app is really convenient for ordering and paying. And they have coupons. I am a fan.
Re:McDonald's is to replace human servers with voice gen in ...
by dole on Thursday September 12, 2019 @02:06AM
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Used to be a fan until they started having shittier coupons.
Re:McDonald's is to replace human servers with voice gen in ...
by buzzerbetrayed on Thursday September 12, 2019 @02:09AM
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Their coupons used to be insane. I went all the time and they have to have lost money on me. I couldn't believe the amount of food I would get for almost nothing. It's no wonder that they couldn't sustain that.
Re:McDonald's is to replace human servers with voice gen in ...
by packetpirate on Thursday September 12, 2019 @07:59AM
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This is a good point. Given the unreliability of voice recognition, an app would be preferable. But also, even a touchscreen where you can select your order would be a better idea.
Obviously I order on my smartphone and a creepy robot hand extends the bag to me as I drive by. The UWB radio in my phone will let them know which car is mine.
Most of the time I’m ordering the same thing for my family of 4 (not at McDonalds, but you get the point) and so two taps later everything is ordered and paid for. This takes like 2.5 seconds from the time the app is launched.
I’m not going to, like, recite out loud the 7 different modifications I made between the sandwiches, toppings, drinks, and sides every time I want something to eat. That would be barbaric.
Next thing you’re going to tell me is I’m supposed to hand a thin plastic rectangular device to a human so they can stick it in some other device just to process my payment!