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Burger King will use AI to check if employees say ‘please’ and ‘thank you’

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523 points | 178 comments
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/884911/burger-king-ai-assistant-patty

The company compiled information from franchisees and guests on how to measure friendliness, resulting in the fast food chain training its AI system to recognize certain words and phrases, such as “welcome to Burger King,” “please,” and…

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Laughing ICE Goons Seize Dad Who Fled Ukraine War at Walmart

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464 points | 50 comments
https://www.thedailybeast.com/laughing-ice-goons-seize-dad-who-fled-ukraine-war-at-walmart/

Kulyk legally entered the U.S. in late 2023 along with his wife, 38, and daughter, who’s now 5. The family was sponsored by U.S. citizens as part of the Uniting 4 Ukraine program, a humanitarian program set up in April 2022 to allow…

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