Your fast-food ‘AI’ drive-thru is actually humans in disguise
Presto Automation pitched its AI drive-thru tech to major fast-food chains like Del Taco and Carl's Jr. as a labor-saving miracle, but SEC filings just revealed a wild reality: over 70% of orders are actually completed by human workers in the Philippines. The SEC has launched an investigation into the startup. Why it matters: It exposes an ongoing trend of companies rebranding low-cost offshore contractor work as magical artificial intelligence.