McDonald’s Turns to Machine Learning for Restaurant-Level Pricing
McDonald’s is using machine-learning technology to help restaurants determine menu prices, bringing AI-assisted pricing further into the company’s franchise network. The system analyzes transaction and pricing data from restaurants and generates recommendations for individual locations. Factors such as local competition and customer sensitivity to price changes are considered when determining the suggested prices. How the […]
MIT and Google Partner on AI-Powered Public Transit Platform
MIT is developing an artificial intelligence platform designed to give public transit operators a more complete view of what is happening across their networks. The MIT Transit Lab has received $2.1 million from Google.org to develop the Public Transit Intelligence Hub, or PTIQ. The platform is intended to bring together information from transit monitoring systems, […]
Microsoft Outlines Security Controls for Government AI Adoption
Microsoft is calling for stronger security controls as government agencies expand their use of artificial intelligence, emphasizing the need to protect sensitive data while maintaining human oversight. The recommendations focus on several areas, including data access controls, system-level AI testing, shared security operations, agent permissions, and workforce development. The approach is designed to allow agencies […]