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Re:McDonald's will stop testing AI to take drive-thru orders... by nojs on Sunday June 16, 2024 @11:38PM (#40702120)
It becomes super valuable when the error rate is lower than humans though. I think this will be the main driver for applications like this.
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Re:McDonald's will stop testing AI to take drive-thru orders... by moose_man on Sunday June 16, 2024 @11:39PM (#40702124)
Yeah, but from what I can tell, there are some fundamental issues to be solved before we get an error rate anything like that with Generative AI.
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Re:McDonald's will stop testing AI to take drive-thru orders... by furyofantares on Monday June 17, 2024 @12:48AM (#40702387)
I agree but would like to share an anecdote. There are some orders that I've found nearly impossible for humans to get right until I prompt engineered them.

"Two double quarter pounders with cheese" will either be two quarter pounders with cheese, or one double quarter pounder with cheese. With humans I have to order "a double quarter pounder with cheese", wait for them to enter it, then "another double quarter pounder with cheese".

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