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Before building AI for restaurants, Maria Zhang was already using AI to solve problems at massive scale.
On @entrepreneur Restaurant Influencers, Maria Zhang, CEO and Co-Founder of @palonaai shares how her experience at Tinder gave her an early look at the power of artificial intelligence.
Behind the experience users saw were AI systems helping with content moderation, matching, recommendations, and ranking. Maria says that work even earned recognition for AI innovation in 2017.
Now, she’s applying those lessons to restaurants, an industry where operators are constantly balancing limited time, demanding operations, and opportunities that can easily be missed.
The technology has changed dramatically, but the fundamental question remains: How can AI solve real problems and create better experiences at scale?
Restaurant Influencers is presented by @toasttab in partnership with @pepsico #RestaurantInfluencers #PalonaAI #MariaZhang
On @entrepreneur Restaurant Influencers, Maria Zhang, CEO and Co-Founder of @palonaai shares how her experience at Tinder gave her an early look at the power of artificial intelligence.
Behind the experience users saw were AI systems helping with content moderation, matching, recommendations, and ranking. Maria says that work even earned recognition for AI innovation in 2017.
Now, she’s applying those lessons to restaurants, an industry where operators are constantly balancing limited time, demanding operations, and opportunities that can easily be missed.
The technology has changed dramatically, but the fundamental question remains: How can AI solve real problems and create better experiences at scale?
Restaurant Influencers is presented by @toasttab in partnership with @pepsico #RestaurantInfluencers #PalonaAI #MariaZhang
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