RE: AI is coming to drive-thru windows for fast food joints - due to $20/hour minimum wage.
And how much would that cost to the fast food owners?
“And how much would that cost to the fast food owners?”
CHEAP!!! AI tools can be run on cheap computers and even mini computers like Raspberry Pi (About $40). If one makes their own tools with open source AI bots it won’t cost must at all. I use AI to program my cheap arduinos and PLC programs. What takes my hours takes AI minutes.
I dabbled in fast food automation but, unfortunately, the big guys are keeping it in house and will most likely lease or rent the systems to the franchise owners.
There was a franchisee (Jack-in-the-Box, I think) in my local paper that was showing off his new, automatic french fry maker and said he was going to install AI in the drive-thru as soon as he could.
Either that or he goes out of business like this Foster Freeze franchisee in Leemore, CA:
