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Yum! Brands to introduce AI ordering at certain fast food locations

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      DONUT. THE COLLECTION IS NOW AVAILABLE. YUM! BRANDS IS HOPPING ON THE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TREND. THE LOUISVILLE BASED COMPANY IS PARTNERING WITH NVIDIA TO PUT THE TECHNOLOGY IN FAST FOOD DRIVE THRUS. IT WILL BE USED TO TAKE YOUR ORDERS. YUM OWNS SEVERAL CHAINS LIKE TACO BELL AND PIZZA HUT. TH
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      Yum! Brands to introduce AI ordering at certain fast food locations
      Louisville-based Yum! Brands is bringing artificial intelligence to fast food.The company announced a partnership with NVIDIA to bring AI technology to KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, and Habit Burger & Grill.NVIDIA will be powering Yum's proprietary "Byte by Yum!"Yum says that the NVIDIA AI-powered voice agents will be rolled out in within the next three months.The new AI features will include:Voice Automated Order-Taking AI Agents: Advancing drive-thru and call center operations with conversational AI, powered by NVIDIA Riva and NVIDIA NIM microservices, that adapts to human speech patterns, understands complex menus and customer preferences and enables a more natural, seamless ordering experienceComputer Vision Enhanced Operations: Deploying NVIDIA-powered computer vision to optimize drive-thru efficiency and back-of-house labor management through real-time analytics and alertsAccelerated Restaurant Intelligence: Utilizing AI-driven analytics and agents to assess restaurant performance, generating personalized action plans for restaurant managers based on best practices from top-performing locationsSelect Taco Bell and Pizza Hut locations in the U.S. have already started using pilot AI solutions through NVIDIA technology. But the company plans to implement the new tech in 500 restaurants across the U.S.The company did not specify which locations will implement the new technology.Yum says it already has plans to integrate more AI into its brands to help team members with other tasks.

      Louisville-based Yum! Brands is bringing artificial intelligence to fast food.

      The company announced a partnership with NVIDIA to bring AI technology to KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, and Habit Burger & Grill.

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      NVIDIA will be powering Yum's proprietary "Byte by Yum!"

      Yum says that the NVIDIA AI-powered voice agents will be rolled out in within the next three months.

      The new AI features will include:

      • Voice Automated Order-Taking AI Agents: Advancing drive-thru and call center operations with conversational AI, powered by NVIDIA Riva and NVIDIA NIM microservices, that adapts to human speech patterns, understands complex menus and customer preferences and enables a more natural, seamless ordering experience
      • Computer Vision Enhanced Operations: Deploying NVIDIA-powered computer vision to optimize drive-thru efficiency and back-of-house labor management through real-time analytics and alerts
      • Accelerated Restaurant Intelligence: Utilizing AI-driven analytics and agents to assess restaurant performance, generating personalized action plans for restaurant managers based on best practices from top-performing locations

      Select Taco Bell and Pizza Hut locations in the U.S. have already started using pilot AI solutions through NVIDIA technology. But the company plans to implement the new tech in 500 restaurants across the U.S.

      The company did not specify which locations will implement the new technology.

      Yum says it already has plans to integrate more AI into its brands to help team members with other tasks.