Nvidia partnership to expand AI use in KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell restaurants

What just happened? AI is everywhere these days, including at many fast-food outlets where the technology is used to take drive-thru orders. Now, thanks to a partnership between Nvidia and Yum! Brands, owner of Taco Bell, KFC, and Pizza Hut, AI adoption at these restaurants is being accelerated – and it won't just be at the drive-thru. Announced during the Nvidia GTC conference, Yum! Brands says its strategic partnership with Nvidia has the goal of deploying multiple AI solutions using the company's hardware in 500 restaurants, including Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, KFC, and Habit Burger and Grill, starting in the second quarter of 2025. Yum has already been piloting Nvidia tech in some Pizza Hut and Taco Bell locations. Fast food chains have been testing AI to take drive-thru orders for a while now. Wendy's was one of the first to announce a trial of such a chatbot, made possible through a partnership with Google, at one of its restaurants in its home state of Ohio in 2023. Yum's partners ... Read full article.