minus-squarebladerunnerspider@lemmy.worldtoTechnology@lemmy.world•Retailers are pulling back from self-checkout after years of theft, errors, and questionable time savingslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down3·10 days agoMcDonald’s kiosk? Wouldn’t you like hash browns with your order? Would you like to round up for the Boys and Girls club? What upsell is the grocery store cashier doing? Stamps and ice? To suggest a machine is incapable of up selling even more obtrusively than a cashier is dishonest. linkfedilink
minus-squarebladerunnerspider@lemmy.worldtoTechnology@lemmy.world•Retailers are pulling back from self-checkout after years of theft, errors, and questionable time savingslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down5·10 days agoYou don’t think machines can up sell you? Ok. linkfedilink
minus-squarebladerunnerspider@lemmy.worldtoTechnology@lemmy.world•Delta Will Use AI To Cut Costs And Set A Different Ticket Price For Every Passenger—CEO Says Profits Could Rise 50%linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 months agoIt is like reverse communism. The equalizing force is coming from the supply side. linkfedilink
McDonald’s kiosk? Wouldn’t you like hash browns with your order?
Would you like to round up for the Boys and Girls club?
What upsell is the grocery store cashier doing? Stamps and ice?
To suggest a machine is incapable of up selling even more obtrusively than a cashier is dishonest.