AI technology has been dominating headlines in recent years, and the accelerated growth of AI, along with post-Covid demand for fast food and labor shortages, has created a perfect storm for restaurant innovation. Sweetgreen and McDonald’s have both announced plans to launch fully automated restaurants, while Mezli’s was the first to test the waters of a fully automated kitchen. AlwaysAI’s Kathleen Siddell recommends testing computer vision for real-time, visual data to improve operational efficiency for significant ROI.