AI ordering is taking over fast food restaurants - here's where you'll see it next

ZDNET Last fall, Yum! Brands said it was bringing AI ordering to hundreds of Taco Bell locations. After that rollout was a success, it is expanding that technology to even more restaurants and incorporating AI in even more ways. Also: AI agents aren't just assistants: How they're changing the future of work today In a press release this week, Yum! Brands announced a partnership with NVIDIA to develop AI technologies for its restaurants around the globe. The company is the world's largest restaurant company, with more than 61,000 locations, including KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, and Habit Burger & Grill. What's on the way? Voice automated order-taking AI agents: Both drive-thrus and call centers at selected restaurants will feature conversational AI that adapts to human speech patterns, understands complex menus and customer preferences, suggests add-ons, and enables a more natural ordering experience. Also: Want to win in the age of AI? You can either build it or build your busines ... Read full article.