By Jay Fitzgerald – A blog about Boston, Hub of the Universe, and everything else.


As McDonald’s goes, so goes AI?

Not necessarily. But it is interesting that McDonald’s has nixed tests of AI ordering systems at more than 100 of its drive-thru windows across the U.S. It seems AI is having trouble recognizing some accents and clearly hearing customers’ orders amid various background noises, according to CNN. … And this technology is supposed to take over the world? … Gary Marcus thinks there’s a “great AI entrenchment” underway, though he doesn’t link it to McDonald’s drive-thru woes. 

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