[DallasBiff]

Well, will the food be any better, and will I have to to the toilet three hours later, after a burrito?

[woweeitsme]

1. No
2. Of course...Taco Bell is instant laxative! :)

[Frank Drebin]

With their new, blazingly fast, TAICO™ system, you’ll be going to the toilet in only two hours!

[DarrellZero]

Actually just using the app is the quick and easy way to ensure that your order is communicated correctly. No AI required.

[V_TWIN]

My wife loves it. 🤷

She had me take her for lunch last Tuesday.

I’ll say this, I like the touch screen ordering a lot......this AI thing I dunno.

[xoxox]

weird how taco bell became a sort of touchstone for western civilization.

[Mr. N. Wolfe]

All of these fast food restaurants seem to have adopted a dreary color scheme.

[who_would_fardels_bear]

Yes, I would like two proofs for the existence of God, the square root of two, and a side of fries.

[Billthedrill]

Hmm...not sure about this AI stuff...

"I'll have a burrito and a chimi, extra sour cream, large nacho fries, and an order of chips and guacamole, please."

"I'm sorry, sir, but we've been in touch with your smart appliances. The scale and the fridge vetoed the order. Have a salad."

[albie]

How’s that $25 an hour minimum wage working out for people? Living the good life?

[Political Junkie Too]

Order accuracy has not been the problem, order fulfillment is the problem.

-PJ

[no-to-illegals]

No person, no order.

[Brian Griffin]

McDonald’s uses touchscreen ordering systems in Spain and the USA.

They work.

[Magnum44]

Just getting well positioned to win the coming franchise war.

[COBOL2Java]

"For customers, the process is the same. When you pull up to the drive-thru, a robotic-sounding voice will ask for your order. As you go, a screen shows your order to make sure everything is accurate. The system then relays your order to employees just as it would if you had talked to a live person"

Hopefully the AI voice will work better than Dr. Demento's "Fast Food" LOL

[CodeToad]

If employees are too stupid to handle a simple order, I don’t want them making my food.

[cyclotic]

Not interested.

[sonova]

Toxic Shell

[AnotherUnixGeek]

AI technology is coming to Taco Bell, hopefully freeing up employees to lessen your wait time and provide better service.

Taco Bell is not rolling this out to "lessen your wait time and provide better service". They are rolling this out to deal with government-mandated minimum wage hikes. That's the practical effect of government meddling with wages - unemployment and spurring the growth of AI and robotics.

[RummyChick]

the only place around me that gets really long lines is Chik Fil A. I do see semi long lines at Starbucks in the morning.

Taco Bell? Never.

[Tom Tetroxide]

It is like self-checkout at the grocery store. When do the customers start unloading trucks and stocking the shelves?