McDonald’s AI Drive Thru Assistant with ChatGPT (GPT4) — JavaScript Tutorial and Starter Kit
McDonald’s recently made waves by investing millions into AI automation tech. I got inspired and thought: maybe I could try and build my own version of a drive-thru AI assistant taking customer orders.
Using OpenAI GPT-4 with the new Function Calling API, I wanted to see if an independent developer like me could match or excel commercial multi-million dollar projects…
Creating the Assistant
I’m sure all this sounds complicated, but the process was surprisingly easy and straightforward. To anchor my assistant and give it a matching personality, I used the McDonald’s employee handbook to extract key points, defining rules, personality traits, and responsibilities that mirror those of a McDonald’s employee.
Next, I introduced the menu items, prices, and options, borrowing data from the McDonald’s Uber Eats listing. I incorporated details about the restaurant, such as location and opening hours. Lastly, I defined the customer’s order type in the function calling definitions for the AI to use.
Here’s a quick intro and demo:
