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sentences that state something as happening or true
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9%
2 of 23 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Publisher signals
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Chick-fil-A on whether AI will take over its drive-thru as rivals embrace new tech
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rivals → take → tech
Chick-fil-A is bucking a growing fast-food industry trend, with CEO Andrew Cathy saying the chicken chain does not plan to use artificial intelligence to take customers’ drive-thru orders.
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chain → buck → orders
While Chick-fil-A is exploring potential uses for AI behind the scenes, Cathy told CNBC that the company wants to preserve human interaction in its drive-thru lanes even as competitors increasingly experiment with automated ordering technology.
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competitors → explore → technology
“From our experience, we really want that hospitality to be human to human,” Cathy told the outlet.
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Cathy → want → outlet
“We’re not going to substitute that interaction with technology, because we feel like that hospitality is so important to create that warm environment for consumers.”
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hospitality → go → consumers
Chick-fil-A did not immediately respond to FOX Business’ request for additional comment.
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A → respond → comment
The strategy puts Chick-fil-A at odds with some of its biggest fast-food rivals, which are increasingly turning to AI to take customer orders.
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which → put → orders
McDonald’s said at its investor day last month that it plans to test “Archy,” its voice AI technology, to take orders in English and Spanish.
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it → say → English
Wendy’s, meanwhile, has been deploying its FreshAi drive-thru technology, developed with Google Cloud.
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Wendy → deploy → Cloud
The company has said the system is designed to improve ordering speed, accuracy and consistency.
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system → say → speed
But Chick-fil-A isn’t shying away from technology altogether.
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A → shy → technology
Instead, the company has sought to use it to increase efficiency while preserving employee interactions with customers.
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company → seek → customers
When it unveiled plans for new digitally focused restaurant designs in 2023, Chick-fil-A said it wanted to use technology to “elevate the human touchpoints” in its restaurants while keeping human interaction at the core of the customer experience.
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it → unveil → experience
That strategy can be seen at Chick-fil-A’s elevated drive-thru restaurant in McDonough, Georgia, which opened in 2024.
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which → see → 2024
The location features four drive-thru lanes underneath an elevated kitchen and uses a conveyor system that Chick-fil-A says can deliver a meal to an employee every six seconds.
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A → feature → employee
The design can accommodate two to three times as many vehicles as a traditional Chick-fil-A drive-thru, according to the company.
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design → accommodate → company
Customers can order ahead digitally or place their order with a Chick-fil-A employee.
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Customers → order → employee
The distinction comes as restaurant chains increasingly turn to AI and automation in an effort to improve efficiency, ordering accuracy and the customer experience.
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chains → come → efficiency
Chick-fil-A has considerable scale behind its decision.
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A → have → decision
The privately held chain generated approximately $23.9 billion in U.S. systemwide sales in 2025, according to franchise disclosure figures.
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chain → hold → figures
For Cathy, however, taking customers’ drive-thru orders remains one area where technology won’t replace employees.
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technology → take → employees
“We think about all these new things into the future, about how will people want to receive food in the future?” Cathy told CNBC.
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Cathy → think → CNBC
“It’s a fun time in the industry, to think about all the possibilities of what we can do to make a better experience for our guests.”
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we → ’ → guests
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