AI Conquered Coding. Fast Food Is Next
Kate TaylorBusinessAug 3, 2026 6:00 AMAI Conquered Coding. Fast Food Is NextYour next drive-thru order might be taken by a bot. It felt completely natural,” Charpentier tells WIRED.
- ▪Kate TaylorBusinessAug 3, 2026 6:00 AMAI Conquered Coding.
- ▪Fast Food Is NextYour next drive-thru order might be taken by a bot.
- ▪It felt completely natural,” Charpentier tells WIRED.
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| Publication time | Mon, 03 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0000 |
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Kate TaylorBusinessAug 3, 2026 6:00 AMAI Conquered Coding. Fast Food Is NextYour next drive-thru order might be taken by a bot. And you might not even notice.Photo-Illustration: Jobanny Cabrera; Getty ImagesCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyKristen Charpentier’s first hint that she was talking to a robot when she pulled into a Dairy Queen drive-thru lane was that the voice coming out to the speaker was, simply put, “too nice.”“There was no communication delay or weirdness to it. It felt completely natural,” Charpentier tells WIRED. “But just a little too pleasant to be human.”The voice punctuated its sentences with pleases and thank yous. It was soft and friendly.
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