alt.hn

5/30/2026 at 10:27:52 PM

Starbucks Abandons Borked AI Inventory Tool That Couldn't Count

https://gizmodo.com/starbucks-abandons-borked-ai-inventory-tool-that-couldnt-count-report-2000762252

by pier25

5/30/2026 at 11:24:52 PM

This seems like a solved problem for those who care to solve it. Weigh product on intake, weigh on outflow or some other constant displacement pump solution. I've seen How It's Made and those factories have it down to a science without a guessbot at the wheel.

by Neywiny

5/31/2026 at 1:12:47 AM

I am also missing the cost savings. I assume coffee shops have extensive dead-time in between peak hours. If some person does not have to manually perform inventory during the day - what other value was on the table to be generated?

by 3eb7988a1663

5/31/2026 at 4:35:31 PM

LLMs are notorious for not being able to count.

by tim-tday

5/31/2026 at 8:19:02 PM

Try using them for cross words in a small manguage. It is hillarilus. Now, it has gotten better, but even top end models frequently answer confidently with things like "'eats grass and farts, 3 letters, _o_' , must be ozelot!"

by bjoli

5/31/2026 at 6:15:24 PM

Based on available info, NomadGo doesn't rely on an LLM. The issues reported had to do with incorrect object recognition.

by RaftPeople

5/31/2026 at 2:52:42 AM

Wonder if this is why my Starbucks has been chronically out of stock on all their food items and popular drinks for several months.

by nozzlegear

5/31/2026 at 1:12:10 AM

Maybe they can continue to pay people instead of robots.

by qsxfthnkp2322

5/31/2026 at 2:43:55 AM

But AI is better for them because people might file HR complaints against you... or anyway I guess this is something of a concern for Marc "sniffles" Andreessen... wonder why.

https://youtu.be/PHQvb10vKyk?si=pJTUqDI-n4naug1O&t=8200

(@2:16:40)

by bayarearefugee

5/30/2026 at 11:25:43 PM

so first claude f'd up pizza hut. Now it has f'd up starbucks. So much winning going on in this AI space lately.

by cityzen

5/31/2026 at 3:16:01 AM

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by Hypathia