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@KentonVarda (2026-08-07) says watching an AI agent place an order gives him…

2026-08-07 · 17:44 UTC ·@KentonVarda ·1 min read

Brief

Kenton Varda (tweeted 2026-08-07) reports anxiety about an AI agent autonomously ordering food: it could choose the wrong item, submit orders prematurely with no confirmation, and be unreliable. He says lack of menu recall would make him pick a Big Mac by default, doubts any time savings versus DoorDash (about 30 seconds for him), and concludes there will remain a role for deterministic user interfaces.

Why it matters

@KentonVarda (2026-08-07) says watching an AI agent place an order gives him anxiety because it could order the wrong item, place the order too soon before everyone states preferences, and the conversation had no confirmation step.

Key details

  • He warns he'd default to ordering a 'Big Mac' if he doesn't remember the McDonald's menu, questions whether this saves time versus DoorDash (he claims it takes him ~30 seconds to order on DoorDash), and argues deterministic UIs will still be needed.
Source evidence

You know, it's cool that this is possible, but... I get anxiety just looking at this conversation. What if the agent ordered the wrong thing? What if it ordered too soon before everyone got a chance to say what they wanted? There was no confirmation. How is this supposed to be reliable?

Also what if I don't know what's on the menu? I would end up ordering a Big Mac every time because I don't remember what else they have at McDonald's.

And does this actually save any time vs. Door Dash? It takes me like 30 seconds to order what I want on Door Dash and I can avoid all these problems.

I think there's still going to be a place for deterministic UI in the future.

Jacob Teo (@jacobtpl)

agi is here

— https://nitter.net/jacobtpl/status/2085614333636255870#m