Local restaurants turn to AI for to-go orders—NJ Top News Eric Scott Published: December 1, 2025
Here's the stories you'll be talking about on the New Jersey 101.5 Morning Show on Monday:
Has a robot ever taken your pizza order?
Sunday was a day to kick back and relax after a long holiday weekend. We had our fill of turkey and stuffing and were ready for a pizza and some football.
When we phoned our local pizza place, I was greeted by an automated AI voice who offered to take my order.
The computer generated female voice asked what we would like to order, and repeated it back. She even took my credit card info and gave an estimate on when the food would be ready.
When we went to pick-up the food, we noticed the nine young lady who was usually behind the counter was gone.
Now it

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