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HOW DO YOU
EMBRACE THE MACHINE?
Accept that artificial intelligence (AI) will change your life and your job — dramatically.
Learn the difference between AI, machine learning, robots, bots, IoT, and simple automation — and you learn as much as you can about each of them. (You avoid “AIwashing” — simply using the term because it sounds cool and tech-y.)
Gain the insights and skills you need to stay smart & engaged in an AI-powered world. Many jobs will become obsolete. Others will become more central and critical to an organization’s success. Be among those humans who prosper!
HOW DO YOU
EMBRACE THE MACHINE?
Accept that artificial intelligence (AI) will change your life and your job — dramatically.
POSTS
Halla I/O
Halla I/O WHY? Our mothers usually suggested we try new foods, now AI is helping us. Halla I/O was created with intelligent ordering (I/O for short) to be a personal food finder. Unlike recommendations from Grubhub or OpenTable; Halla I/O suggests recipes or local...
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Marketing Vitals
Meet Marketing Vitals WHY? Whether adding a new appetizer to the menu or bringing back a classic drink, restaurants always want to serve customer tastes. Marketing Vitals' software makes recommendations to restaurateurs based on 9 data parameters: Business Analytics,...
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Pazzi
Pazzi WHY? Robot pizza prep may make restaurants a lot of dough. One such restaurant is Pazzi, a French-based eatery entirely run by autonomous robots (called Pizzaiolo) created by EKIM. It will be the first pizzeria to be fully run by robots, unlike competitors Zume...
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AI, Machine Learning & Robotics in Food & Beverage
Food-tech continues to boom. The National Restaurant Association and Fancy Food conferences are in May and June respectively. So what better time to showcase the latest 2019 AI, robotics, and technologies that are changing what we eat and how it’s prepared and served...
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Starship
Meet Starship WHY? Breakfast can be the most important meal of the day and now hundreds of college students are enjoying “breakfast in bed” daily at George Mason and Northern Arizona University, thanks to autonomous delivery robots from Starship, in a joint venture...
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Eran Henig and Yishay Waxman
Meet Eran Henig & Yishay Waxman WHY? Why? Think of Platterz as a Seamless for corporate catering. Co-founders Henig and Waxman recently raised $15 million, including support from Aleph, an investor in WeWork. The Toronto- and New York-based company says that their...
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Alfred
Meet Alfred WHY? How many human chefs can assemble 200 bowls an hour? Four Alfreds are that productive. This innovation from Dexai Robotics is described as “the next microwave.” Not intended to replace human chef, but simply assist his or her, Alfred can increase...
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The Ghost Restaurant
Meet The Ghost Restaurant WHY? Despite its Halloweeny sounding name, it’s a venue that only exists for the purposes of food delivery, a rapidly-accelerating category. Less expensive than a traditional brick-and-mortar establishment, it provides chefs with a place to...
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Winnow
Meet Winnow WHY? Hotels and restaurants waste almost 280k tons of food yearly. Now a new technology-based system monitors and reports what gets trashed. Winnow, which is AI-powered, has saved hotels and restaurants “tons” of money, by reducing waste costs 3-8 percent....
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Frobot
Meet Frobot WHY? In recent years the new dessert fad of frozen yogurt has dominated local malls and cities. The ability to mix and match so many flavors into one little cup brings hundreds of people to shops everyday, but this all comes at a huge cost. Real estate and...
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