Welcome to White Castle. Would You Like Human Interaction with That?
The Wall Street Journal
Heather Haddon, June 13, 2023
Fast-food chains like White Castle are deploying artificial intelligence-enabled chatbots in drive-throughs, with restaurant executives claiming the technology can boost efficiency by allowing staff to perform other jobs. The bots "talk" through drive-through speakers, with the order count displayed on a screen while workers monitoring on headsets prepare to step in if things go wrong. Across 10 orders on a recent day, three customers at a White Castle in Merrillville, IN, asked to talk to a person because the Julia drive-through chatbot misheard orders or because they preferred human interaction. California-based Presto Automation is training chatbots for this labor, testing personalization with custom voices.
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