September 5, 2023 at 5:55 am

‘Having trouble?  Say “Employee” for help.’ AI Is Now Taking Drive Thru Orders, But Fails To Do The Basic Job

by Laura Lynott

Robot Trained AI TikTok Having trouble?  Say Employee for help. AI Is Now Taking Drive Thru Orders, But Fails To Do The Basic Job

The robots are coming!

Well, actually they’re already here and serving us burgers…

This guy went to a drive-thru to order a bite and realised AI was taking his order.

A sign instructs customers to “Say Can I get a”… or “Remove the.”

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Photo Credit: TikTok

And it also states folks have to “Give the robot a few seconds to respond.”

But of course humans always come to the rescue.  The sign adds:  “Having trouble?  Say “Employee” for help.”

Not everyone’s convinced…

The guy makes his order clearly and the AI responds “Okay… And for your drink?”

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Photo Credit: TikTok

He goes for a fruit punch.  And now we’re thirsty!

The AI then gives him his bill, but it fails to confirm his order! So, he’d better hope the AI heard him right!

Watch the whole video here:

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Here’s what posters thought of the robot in training video.

They’re coming for your jobs.

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Photo Credit: TikTok

That is… if you want a job anyway…

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But it sounds like people are still needed to make sure the AI knows what it’s doing.

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Photo Credit: TikTok

Yeah, this is a sign of the times for sure!