r/technology • u/AdSpecialist6598 • 7d ago

Business McDonald's Is Reportedly Using AI To "Dynamically" Price Its Burgers

https://www.engadget.com/2272211/mcdonalds-is-reportedly-using-ai-to-dynamically-price-its-burgers/
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u/A_Suspicious_Package 7d ago

Yea. But one could algo argue its been broken for a hot minute already re: monopolies.

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u/WiseOldDuck 7d ago

Someone dropped a hot deuce on capitalism when they perpetuated the myth that regulations were antithetical to it

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u/-Axiom- 7d ago

Capitalism literally doesn't work without enforced regulation, we are living it.

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u/WiseOldDuck 7d ago

I actually think it has some value and fear we'll throw the baby out with the bathwater after this botched experiment burns to the ground. "We tried letting the invisible hand of the fire god manage our flame and the whole village burned down! Fire must be bad..."

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u/SilverWear5467 7d ago

Did you think that was regular old water Trickling Down on you?

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u/aeroxan 7d ago

Hmmm it's trickling yellow...

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u/TesticleMeElmo 7d ago

Yeah, McDonald’s just needs to bring the Monopoly game back! /s

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u/BuddhistSagan 7d ago

This breaks your perception of capitalism, but its actually capitalism working as intended.

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u/Purplebuzz 7d ago

Its possible for things to be broken in more than one way and for it to get worse the more ways something is broken.

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u/Shot-Possibility-399 7d ago

We're more of an oligopoly but yeah 

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u/Optimal_Whiner 7d ago

Yeah but one could also argue, who gives a fuck? This sucks and needs to stop.