arstechnica ,
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Wendy’s plans AI-powered menu to change food prices based on demand, weather

Surge pricing test next year means your cheeseburger may get more expensive at 6 pm.

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/02/wendys-plans-ai-powered-menu-to-change-food-prices-based-on-demand-weather/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

randomboringguy ,
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@arstechnica “Wendy’s To Implement Plan to Reduce American Fast Food Consumption”

maverick604 ,
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@arstechnica This is an excellent idea to ensure that I never go to a Wendy’s ever again.

Userd503 ,

@arstechnica LOL good. People who eat shit deserve shit.

philpetree ,
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@arstechnica I eat fast food about once a month and I've tried them all and they are all disgusting. This is just one more reason not to eat fast food.

joshef ,
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@arstechnica So if I see 5 cars in line I just drive on past.

doctorLURK ,
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@arstechnica my cheeseburger just won't come from Wendy's anymore, if they go through with this.

dougfir ,
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@arstechnica
No, my food will not change price by the hour because I won't eat there.

despereaux ,
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@arstechnica The most bizarre part of this is they didn't even need to use AI to do this. I think they just wanted the clout of having "AI-powered" in the headlines people write about it.

userspaced ,
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@arstechnica does that mean cheap burgers at 2am?

mneko ,
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@arstechnica Just keep squeezing us for every penny, corporate America. We'll take fast food off our menus and throw YOU between two buns. Like the old saying goes, "eat the rich."

sleeps ,
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@arstechnica It's a good thing I don't eat trash.

hdante ,

@arstechnica That's...

rumandcoke ,
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@arstechnica I want to know what they might do with their crappy chili. They make their chili on a whim and it sucks. Do they have to rethink their chili now? Or will they make it worse with second hand leftovers?

jstevenyork ,
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@arstechnica
In case you were wondering if there were any corners of your life where corporate enshitification can't reach.

NIH_LLAMAS ,
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@arstechnica "Attention citizens! We are the 3rd most popular burger joint and we wanted to leverage the news cycle to give you advance warning of our plan to treat you like shit if you come here."

writermonki , (edited )
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@arstechnica This is potentially points to a good use of AI in the other direction. Focusing it on issues like reducing energy consumption and sourcing foods locally wouldn't limit human creativity and could help solve problems.

0x575446 ,
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@arstechnica "Siri, this is a Wendy's."

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