top | item 40702250 (no title) spaceship__sun | 1 year ago They are probably using 5+yr old STT model and then passing to an LLM. I think GPT4o's purpose is to solve this discuss order hn newest DebtDeflation|1 year ago This article even says as much:https://www.businessinsider.com/mcdonalds-ai-voice-order-tec...>Under the partnership, IBM acquired McD Tech Labs, which McDonald's created after taking control of the AI speech company Apprente in 2019.Probably also using the cheapest non-noise-cancelling microphones they could find at the time. eesmith|1 year ago Is that more probable than using off-shore low-paid workers, like Carl’s Jr. and others (as mentioned in the article), or like the "Just Walk Out" technology at Amazon Fresh stores?
DebtDeflation|1 year ago This article even says as much:https://www.businessinsider.com/mcdonalds-ai-voice-order-tec...>Under the partnership, IBM acquired McD Tech Labs, which McDonald's created after taking control of the AI speech company Apprente in 2019.Probably also using the cheapest non-noise-cancelling microphones they could find at the time.
eesmith|1 year ago Is that more probable than using off-shore low-paid workers, like Carl’s Jr. and others (as mentioned in the article), or like the "Just Walk Out" technology at Amazon Fresh stores?
DebtDeflation|1 year ago
https://www.businessinsider.com/mcdonalds-ai-voice-order-tec...
>Under the partnership, IBM acquired McD Tech Labs, which McDonald's created after taking control of the AI speech company Apprente in 2019.
Probably also using the cheapest non-noise-cancelling microphones they could find at the time.
eesmith|1 year ago