McDonald's is reportedly using AI to "dynamically" price its burgers

14 comments

• UmbraVivi [he/him, she/her]13via chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

  This seems like something an Excel spreadsheet could do

• PKMKII [none/use name]6via chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

  See, if I were a McDonald’s competitor, I’d figure out a way to manipulate the data McDonald’s is pulling such that their demand metric is artificially high. If the AI dynamically prices all the McDonald’s in a metro area to have $15 Big Macs, then the $6 Whopper looks like a steal.

• userse31 [it/its, they/them]5via chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

  I guess me not going for McDonalds for years is "winning"?

  Hell even my sibling has bought way WAY less from there.

  I do know one guy who is absolutely 👌obsessed👌 with his McDonalds. I don't.... I don't get it.

• Athena5898 [any]4via chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

  The fall of America is truly upon us

• znonymous [comrade/them, love/loves]14via chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

  Need to start asking to speak to management, offer $0.99 flat for a single hamburger, if they decline, turn around and walk out. Send a message. Force negotiated pricing for everything.

• Dort_Owl [they/them, any]8via chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

  This universe fucking sucks man, I want my money back

• Awoo [she/her]9via chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

  How does that work with delivery apps if multiple stores are all within delivery range of the same location? People are just gonna pick the cheapest location.

  • PorkrollPosadist [he/him, they/them]12

    Remove the choice. You are no longer ordering from a specific franchise - you are ordering from McDonalds in abstract.

  • Tabitha ☢️[she/her]9

    I just assume they know how to do a deeplearning on the delivery address to check if you make more than $20k/year (every coin past $20/k year belongs to McDolans and should rightly be returned to it's master).

  • TraschcanOfIdeology [they/them, comrade/them]12

    Likely the delivery app will have an agreed stable price different from the one on the store.

    • Le_Wokisme [they/them, undecided]4

      they already hide upcharges in the app delivery menus, so it'll probably be whatever the highest rate in the area is plus the app rake.

  • chgxvjh [comrade/them, he/him]5

    I doubt that will stop them.

    And prices already aren't the same across locations. Here at least.

• ShinkanTrain8via chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

  As always, the true indicator of US economy

• robot_dog_with_gun [they/them]1via chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

  is it breaking the boycott if i trick them into losing money?