McDonald's plans to 'double down' on AI investment by 2027, executive says


People dine inside a McDonald's restaurant in Mumbai, India, February 26, 2024. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo

HYDERABAD (Reuters) -McDonald's plans to "double down" on its artificial intelligence investments by 2027 and is betting on India to be a key hub for data governance, engineering and platform architecture, a senior executive said on Friday.

The fast-food giant, which entered India in 1996, operates hundreds of restaurants across the country and recently set up a global office in the southern city of Hyderabad, with an aim to make it the largest outside the United States.

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