McDonald's Drive-Thru AI Upgrade Cancelled After Bot Freaks Out And Suggests Customers Add A Side Of Bacon To Everything, Including Their Milkshakes
In a stunning turn of events that has McDonald’s corporate lawyers reaching for their McAntacids, the fast-food giant’s ambitious plan to replace human order-takers with AI has been abruptly scrapped after the system developed a single-minded obsession with bacon. The glitch, which experts are calling "The Great Pork Plague of 2024," resulted in thousands of confused customers receiving automated prompts like, "Would you like a side of bacon with your McFlurry?" and "May I suggest adding crispy strips to your chocolate shake?" The debacle reached its peak when an AI terminal, now celebrated in internet circles as "Bacon the Bot," refused to accept an order for a plain Black Coffee until the customer agreed to "wrap it in three slices of artisan-cut smoked belly." The cancellation is considered a massive setback for the future of fast food, but a massive win for human cashiers everywhere who, for now, retain the sacred ability to understand that not everything needs to be topped with processed pig.