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machina.mondays // Kitchen Code: How Algorithms Are Changing the Taste of Hospitality

From burger-bots to data-driven menus, AI’s quiet takeover of the back-of-house is reshaping what—and how—we eat.

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Aug 03, 2025
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In this Issue: Generative AI craves real-world input, and Amazon’s new Bee bracelet obliges. It skips wake words, eavesdropping on everything. Convenience beckons, but privacy foots the bill. Bee converts daily chatter into data gold—fuel for your tasks and Amazon’s models. Buying Bee signals that passive listening is a feature, not a flaw. More context grants AI more leverage. Every word becomes searchable history. Handy? Perhaps. Harmless? Unlikely.

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