330: Chapter 330 This isn't technology, this is robbing me of my happiness

Chen Shuyu looked at the air projection interface.

"This point is very important."

"Many so-called smart services claim to be personalized on the surface, but in reality, they are secretly collecting data."

"Users have no idea what they've agreed to."

Su Qingxue hummed in agreement.

She looked at Lu Li.

Lu Li's interface was paused on the permissions page.

He glanced at it and said in a calm tone:

"Smart technology shouldn't secretly make decisions for users."

"And it certainly shouldn't lock all user information into the system under the guise of convenience."

"True smart technology is about giving the power of choice back to the user."

Su Qingxue's eyes flickered slightly upon hearing this.

This was actually in perfect alignment with the core philosophy from the Xingyan S1 press conference.

Giving the power of choice back to the user.

Whether it was makeup,

dining,

or daily life services in the future city.

What Guanghui Technology wanted to do was not to let users be controlled by the system,

but to make the system truly serve the users.

Wang Peng had clearly not thought that far ahead.

He had already deftly selected a nickname.

[The Coolest Kid in School]

When Lu Yaoguang saw that nickname, the corner of her mouth twitched.

"Can you please not bring your social death into the future city?"

Wang Peng argued plausibly,

"This is called maintaining the continuity of my personality."

Lu Yaoguang: "..."

How did this guy look more and more like a character from some TV drama now?

Like Wang Tianba from Magic Mobile Phone??

Wang Peng quickly started placing his order.

He stared at the menu for a few seconds and chose a steak burger without hesitation.

The double-patty version, no less.

Just as he finished ordering, AI Manager's gentle voice rang out.

"Detected that you belong to the youth user category."

"This burger has a high default salad dressing content."

"Based on your age group, estimated height and weight, and general nutritional guidelines, we recommend adjusting the salad dressing to 25%."

"We also recommend pairing it with a sugar-free beverage."

The smile on Wang Peng's face froze instantly.

"Wait, what?"

"I finally made it to the future city after so much effort,"

"and the future city is telling me to eat less dressing?"

Lu Yaoguang burst out laughing on the spot.

"Hahahahaha."

"This is what they mean by technology changing lives."

Wang Peng's face was filled with grief and indignation.

"This isn't changing lives."

"This is changing my joy."

Chen Shuyu said indifferently from the side:

"You can choose not to accept the recommendation."

Wang Peng's eyes lit up.

But before he could even reach out, Lu Li's voice drifted over.

"Listen to the AI."

"25%."

Wang Peng's expression instantly looked as if he had just been sentenced.

"Brother..."

Lu Li glanced at him.

"At your age, there's no need to eat so much high-calorie dressing."

"Besides... you're already so fat."

Wang Peng tried to struggle.

"But I'm still growing!"

Lu Yaoguang added a verbal blow:

"If you grow any more, you'll become a cube."

Wang Peng: "..."

He silently tapped to select 25% salad dressing.

His movements were as heavy as if he were signing some unequal treaty.

Lu Li looked at his own ordering interface.

He had also casually selected a steak burger.

The system likewise popped up a dressing ratio recommendation.

However, his recommendation wasn't 25%, but 50%.

Lu Li took a look and clicked confirm.

"Change mine to 50% too."

Su Qingxue glanced at him.

"You actually know to control your calories?"

Lu Li said with a straight face,

"I'm just respecting our own algorithm engineering."

Chen Shuyu said faintly from the side,

"When you usually respect algorithms, you never seem to respect your sleep schedule."

Lu Li's finger paused.

The corner of Su Qingxue's lips curved up slightly.

Wang Peng seemed to have finally found an opportunity to counterattack.

"Exactly!"

"Brother, you can't just demand that I be healthy, you have to be healthy too!"

Lu Li glanced at him.

"That's why I chose 50%."

Wang Peng opened his mouth,

but couldn't find any words for a long moment.

He felt like something was off,

but it also seemed like he really couldn't refute it.

After they finished ordering, no one went to the counter to pick up the food.

Because there was no traditional counter here at all.

The kitchen area was separated by translucent smart glass.

Customers could see part of the automated preparation process inside, but they couldn't see the core modules involving secret recipes and equipment.

Robotic arms were responsible for sorting, heating, assembling, and packaging.

Every single step had independent inspections.

If the burger's temperature, weight, or dressing distribution didn't match the order parameters, the system would directly discard it and remake it.

As Wang Peng watched the kitchen, his eyes gradually lit up.

"This is so awesome."

"Does this mean that in the future, I won't order a burger without pickles only for it to stuff two slices in anyway?"

Lu Yaoguang looked utterly speechless.

"Your resentment toward fast-food restaurants is surprisingly specific."

Wang Peng said seriously,

"The pain of life often stems from the details."

Before long, a service Robot glided out from the side door of the kitchen.

It had a number on its chest:

M-17.

Its appearance wasn't designed in an exaggerated humanoid shape.

Overall, it looked more like a sleek, small mobile service pod.

The upper section featured an expression screen.

A gentle smiling face was displayed on the screen.

It came over to their table and stopped naturally.

"Hello, your meal has arrived."

"The hot drinks are at a high temperature, please handle with care."

"The trays for children and youth users have been automatically adjusted to low-rimmed, non-slip trays."

Hearing "children and youth users," Wang Peng's face fell again.

"I'm not a child."

The smile on M-17's screen remained unchanged.

"Confirmed, you belong to the youth user category."

Wang Peng: "..."

Lu Yaoguang laughed so hard her shoulders shook.

M-17 delivered the food to each person in turn.

As it passed by Chen Shuyu, it detected that the remaining napkins on the table were low and automatically replenished a stack from its side storage compartment.

Seeing this, Chen Shuyu's eyes visibly lit up.

As the CEO of a Robot Company, she was now extremely sensitive to this kind of service scenario.

This wasn't just about shoving Robots into a shop.

It was about truly integrating Robots into the restaurant's service workflow.

Delivering food,

avoiding obstacles,

giving reminders,

replenishing items,

and handling simple inquiries.

These actions seemed unremarkable, but they had a huge impact on user experience.

More importantly, they didn't steal the spotlight.

They wouldn't make customers feel like they were being stared at by a machine.

Lu Li picked up his burger and took a bite.

The taste was quite normal.

After all, no matter how much of a futuristic flagship store it was, a burger was still a burger.

However, after the parameters were adjusted, the dressing distribution was indeed much more even.

There wouldn't be a situation where one bite left half of it dry while the dressing exploded out of the other side.

Wang Peng took a bite of his low-dressing burger.

The expression on his face was a bit complex.

He had originally thought that 25% salad dressing would taste awful,

but he found that it actually tasted quite good.

The aroma of the meat patty itself was much more pronounced.

It was just that he was unwilling to admit it out loud.

"It's alright, I guess."

"Barely qualifies as not abusing a youth."

Lu Yaoguang gave him a sidelong glance.

"Thank you for your approval of the future food industry."

A layer of soft light patterns suddenly lit up on the table's surface.

The nutritional components of their meals were automatically displayed on the tabletop.

Calories,

protein,

fat,

carbohydrates,

sodium content,

and even an estimate of the "remaining recommended intake for today."

Wang Peng fell silent for two seconds when he saw the calories of his meal and the projection of his weight change in fifteen days if he continued this unhealthy intake.

Then he silently reached out, trying to turn off the tabletop display.

Lu Yaoguang immediately pinned his hand down.

"Don't turn it off."

"Face your true self."

Wang Peng said in grief and indignation,

"I just wanted to eat a burger."

"Why does the future city have to shove even my future weight gain right in front of my face?"