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Pizza Hut's AI system caused 'cascading' problems and $100M in damages
- kombookcha 5mo agoFull headline is: Pizza Hut's AI system caused 'cascading' problems and $100M in damages, franchisee alleges in new suit
- Terr_ 5mo agoSo where, precisely, is the "AI" component any of this? The main problems highlighted involve misaligned incentives between humans. > The complaint says DoorDash drivers began waiting to batch multiple orders together after gaining virtual visibility into kitchen systems [...]
- kombookcha 5mo ago[dead]
- Terr_ 5mo agoP.S.: To clarify, I'm not saying AI-ness is necessary or even desirable in the HN submission, the other backfiring design aspects are quite interesting enough on their own. I'm just remarking that TFA seems to be using the term in its title as a largely-irrelevant hook.
- xvxvx 5mo agoSoon, people will scramble to remove all mention of AI from their work experience and LinkedIn posts, as it will become toxic.
- cybercatgurrl 5mo agosounds like capitalism doing what capitalism does best and backfiring spectacularly. over optimising for efficiency and degrading the customer experience as a result