11 pointsby TMWNN2 hours ago3 comments
  • jayofdoom2 hours ago
    I get an AI prompt when I pull up to Taco Bell. I, and everyone else I've seen there, waits for the human to respond.

    I will not place orders with robots. Give me a kiosk or give me a human.

    • alphawhiskyan hour ago
      That's fair. They also state in the article that it's been helping food delivery services, and that seems like the real use-case
  • spottedmarley24 minutes ago
    If you eat at places like Taco Bell then you are already comfortable pretending that the slop you're purchasing is food. AI is just another dab of slop (for free!) before you even order. The whole experience is about pretending so just pretend you're talking to a human. Easy peasy.
    • TFNA16 minutes ago
      That Taco Bell has crap ingredients, and fillers in the meat so there is very little actual meat, has been known for so long now. The Onion's video parodying that news coverage is 17 years old now! [1] It boggles the mind to see Taco Bell expand to new markets internationally, or hold on in markets where better fast-food brands failed and left.

      [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiotAmk7_IQ

  • TMWNN2 hours ago
    Title edited by me from "Yum! Brands executive pushes back against AI hate: Taco Bell drive-thru bot has helped increase employee retention by making jobs easier".

    HN removed the Fortune-provided referral tag that bypasses the paywall. If necessary, use https://fortune.com/2026/10/14/yum-brands-executive-data-cen...