McDonald's pauses AI ordering at drive thrus

McDonald’s will halt the pilot for an artificial intelligence-powered ordering assistant, potentially marking a setback for the technology’s takeover of daily life.

The fast food giant will end its two-year partnership with IBM for the AI system by July 26, meaning the tech will be removed from about 100 stores nationwide, industry publication Restaurant Business reported Friday.

The “Automated Order Technology” developed by the IBM partnership allowed customers to speak with...