Fast food chains look to AI to dodge rising minimum wages

Major fast food chains are swapping out employees for computers as a way to battle rising wages.

Yum Brands — the owner of Taco Bell, KFC, and Pizza Hut — announced Tuesday that AI will take drive-thru orders at 500 locations by summer.

Powered by Nvidia chips but developed in-house, the technology will have customers speaking to AI assistants much like an Alexa device.

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