Square’s new kiosk lets you talk to AI for help with your order
Square is launching new hardware: a big kiosk for ordering things that has a touchscreen and lets you talk to an AI.
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- Square says the Kiosk, which has a large pill shape, has an "agentic, conversational voice layer" that "fully understands a seller's menu and listens and responds in real time, enabling customers to order the way they'd naturally talk to staff.
- While talking with the AI agent, you can do things like ask questions and request modifications and substitutions.
- The touchscreen on the Kiosk is 21.5 inches, and the device can welcome you as you approach thanks to presence detection, Square says.
- Read the full story at The Verge.
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- [1]Square’s new kiosk lets you talk to AI for help with your orderThe Verge: AI · Oct 14, 04:00 PM
Square is launching new hardware: a big kiosk for ordering things that has a touchscreen and lets you talk to an AI.
Square says the Kiosk, which has a large pill shape, has an "agentic, conversational voice layer" that "fully understands a seller's menu and listens and responds in real time, enabling customers to order the way they'd naturally talk to staff.
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