KFC tests a facial recognition system in its restaurants in China

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Technology increasingly encompasses more and more different worlds. Although, it is true that the application on duty of each of the fast food restaurants on duty cannot be absent, that if Mc Donald's, that if Burger King. However, what we had not seen so far were facial recognition panels when placing our orders. As you well know, when we arrive at a Mc Donald's, for example, it is quite common for us to see touch panels that allow us to place our order and pay, however, KFC wants to order for us, it will allow us to interact with the machine just by letting us see.

The food company is being supported by Baidu, experts in facial recognition technology. The result to be obtained would be a smart restaurant. This system is already being tested in a KFC in the Chinese town of Beijing, where users would receive menu suggestions solely based on the facial gestures they make when placing their orders, fantastic and surprising. Thus, the machine will detect what our tastes are while it shows us the menu, thus providing us (supposedly) content that adjusts to our tastes.

It will also take into account whether the client is a man or a woman, to also adjust the range of possibilities. At the same time, they will also be able to determine the age of the client, thus recommending coffee or soy milk based on each person, their age and their characteristics. This may seem quite interesting from a technological point of viewHowever, receiving suggestions can diminish our decisive capacity and would not allow us to discover new products or foods, which perhaps we look puzzled due to lack of knowledge but which turn out to be extraordinarily delicious when we take them. There is no expansion date yet, as KFC is only studying if they really work.


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