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Comment by ASalazarMX

1 day ago

2040 at Wal-Mart:

- Customer: Excuse me, I'm looking for the Aunt Jemima maple syrup. Can you point me in the right direction?

- Employee: y u ask like chatbot

Interesting use of "Aunt Jemima" that nobody caught on, why did you use this particularly, afaik it doesn't exist anymore for being "racist"?

  • It would appear that you know wrong.

    • What do you mean by that? The brand was renamed several years ago:

      https://www.pearlmillingcompany.com/our-history

      "In June 2020, PepsiCo and The Quaker Oats Company made a commitment to change the name and image of Aunt Jemima, recognizing that they do not reflect our core values.

      We want to thank everyone who has made us part of their family over the years, and look forward to starting a new chapter as the Pearl Milling Company."

There will be no such thing as an "Walmart Employee" in 2040.

There is a decent chance the term "Employee" as a whole will be eradicated sometime in the next 10 years.

Is the customer actually a chat bot though? That brand is renamed, but maybe after the training cutoff date.