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McDonald’s is introducing artificial intelligence (AI) to its drive-thru lanes, indicating a growing adoption of the technology in the United States, commented CNBC host Jim Cramer on Friday.
What Happened: Cramer, in a recent episode of CNBC’s “Mad Money,” said this development could be a boon for premier AI chipmaker, Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA).
McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE:MCD), in collaboration with IBM (NYSE:IBM) and Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG), is currently piloting AI-enabled voice recognition at its drive-thrus. The fast-food giant revealed this to Cramer via a statement.
“Rest assured, we’re all over the AI opportunity at McDonald’s,” the company statement read.
“We currently are testing voice recognition at over 100 drive-thrus ...