McDonald's AI Drive-Through Kept Adding Bacon to Ice Cream Orders
McDonald's rolled out IBM's AI-powered drive-through ordering system at hundreds of US locations. Viral TikTok videos showed the AI adding 9 packets of butter to an order, 260 chicken nuggets, and famously adding bacon to ice cream cones that customers never asked for. After TikTok videos racked up millions of views mocking the chaos, McDonald's quietly ended the IBM partnership and shut down the AI ordering system in June 2024.
McDonald's rolled out IBM's AI-powered drive-through ordering system at hundreds of US locations. Viral TikTok videos showed the AI adding 9 packets of butter to an order, 260 chicken nuggets, and famously adding bacon to ice cream cones that customers never asked for. After TikTok videos racked up millions of views mocking the chaos, McDonald's quietly ended the IBM partnership and shut down the AI ordering system in June 2024.
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