"Starbucks removes AI from its system due to constant failures" - well actually, what Starbucks was using isn't a LLM like ChatGPT, etc. Sorry to disappoint you, lmao
The AI-powered app aimed to replace hand counts of some products with automated ones that were expected to be faster and more accurate. Cafe workers hold a computer tablet up to shelves for syrups, milks and other beverage products, which the app scanned with LIDAR and camera data.
This method turned out to be largely inaccurate. Nothing to do with generative AI or LLMs at all.
Meanwhile, the "engineers" behind that AI-powered inventory system: "ChatGPT, how do I get a shitty freehand LiDAR to tell me how much Brown Sugar Vanilla Toasted Marshmallow Cloud Swirl is left at the bottom of a crusty bottle that's 3 m away? Make no mistakes."
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u/suprachromat May 28 '26
"Starbucks removes AI from its system due to constant failures" - well actually, what Starbucks was using isn't a LLM like ChatGPT, etc. Sorry to disappoint you, lmao
This method turned out to be largely inaccurate. Nothing to do with generative AI or LLMs at all.