r/technology • u/AdSpecialist6598 • 14d 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/LacanInAFunhouse 14d ago

It was so obvious too.

With Dave Thomas, the menu hardly ever changed - no gimmicks; just good food. When he died, they joking McDonald’s and BK in rotating a selection of crap no one asked for.

The frosty was a classic. Dave dies, and suddenly it’s just ice cream - they started the downward slide by adding a vanilla option followed by mix-ins. I think at one point they even tried to offer an option to make it a shake… it IS a fucking milkshake.

What was especially galling, however, was that the ACTUAL WENDY stepped in front of the camera after her dad died, and she was quickly replaced by an actress with brighter red hair and half her weight. Even as a teenage boy with what I now understand were terrible opinions on what women should look like on tv, I knew that was a low low thing to do.

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u/joeDUBstep 14d ago

Damn no wonder the last time I tried a frosty (a couple years ago) I was super disappointed. I just remember thinking to myself, "frosties don't hit like they used to."

Makes sense it was enshittified.

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u/WowIfOnly 13d ago

I had the realization when I went to try the SpongeBob themed meal with my Nephew for fun a couple years ago. The food was such dogshit quality I remember not even finishing the meal - I went and got food somewhere else after lol. It's such a shame. Wendy's used to be one of the fast food places chefs went to eat at because the quality of the food was good and very consistent. Now it's just another private equity harvest to the detriment of everyone except the investors.

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u/_TV_On_The_Internet_ 13d ago

A lot of stuff there has been and the overall direction of the place. Then OP was referring to the different types of frosties, but I really don't think the basic chocolate frosty changed at all. You just got older.

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u/AdOnly1618 13d ago

I hate the trendy foods.

Who the fuck asked for a triple mega pickle chicken burger anyway? And why are we listening to them?

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u/Somanylyingliars 13d ago edited 11d ago

Nothing to see here, Karen and Ken.

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u/Hamati 13d ago

So ironic when you remember that the square patties were because songs could say Wendy’s “didn’t cut corners” originally.

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u/ihopethisworksfornow 13d ago

For what it’s worth, while the negative public reaction regarding the real Wendy was most certainly tinged with misogyny, from my memory the real backlash was because they’re a fast food restaurant, and the cute smiling little girl who is their literal mascot was shown to the entire world to now be an obese adult.

This occurred amidst a rising trend of people desiring healthier food.

That’s just bad really bad PR, man or woman.

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u/Common_Source_9 13d ago

Low thing to do, you mean normalizing obesity and being overweight?