Google and McDonalds team up to give you a side of AI with your burger

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• Google and McDonald’s have announced a partnership that will bring Google’s AI technology to the fast food chain.
• In 2024, hardware and software in “thousands” of stores will get an upgrade.
• McDonald’s plans on using the technology to analyze massive amounts of data to optimize its service.

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Even if you’re sick of hearing about it, AI — like ChatGPT — continues to seep its way into almost everything around us. It appears the next place you could end up seeing the technology is the next time you hit up your local McDonald’s.

McDonald’s and Google are entering into a multi-year global partnership that will allow the restaurant to use Google Cloud’s hardware, data, and AI technologies to enhance its business. The fast-food chain says it believes leveraging Google’s technology will allow it fast track innovation and provide better experiences for customers and employees.



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