AI is ready to take your order at the drive-thru


In the United States, Wendy’s fast food restaurant is piloting generative AI to take orders at the drive-thru. — AFP Relaxnews

Soon, it might no longer be an employee, but a robot, or rather generative artificial intelligence, taking your order for a burger with fries and a soda. The American fast-food giant Wendy’s has decided to shake up the drive-thru experience by testing the technology in partnership with Google Cloud.

From performing a medical diagnosis, creating images digitally, providing summaries of long reports, thinking up itineraries for travel agents or giving fashion advice to find an outfit in line with your tastes and preferred materials, AI seems to be finding all kinds of uses.

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