Sound Ledger¹ (Amsterdam, McDonald’s)

Audio culture by the numbers

11: Percentage of flights curbed at Amsterdam airport since 2019 to cut noise pollution

95: Reportedly the expected percentage accuracy for voice AI ordering at the McDonald’s drive-thru window

80: Reportedly the effective percentage accuracy for voice AI ordering at the McDonald’s drive-thru window

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¹Footnotes

Amsterdam: [reuters.com](https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/schiphol-flights-be-limited-11-below-2019-levels-cut-noise-emissions-2022-06-24/). McDonald’s: [mashed.com](https://www.mashed.com/907663/how-is-mcdonalds-ai-system-really-faring-at-the-drive-thru-window/).

*Originally published in the June 27, 2022, edition of the This Week in Sound email newsletter. Get it in your inbox via [tinyletter.com/disquiet](https://tinyletter.com/disquiet).*

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