This KFC China Outlet Will Tell You What To Order Based On Your Face

Chinese web services company, Baidu and the world’s beloved fast food chain, KFC have teamed up in China to take your KFC dining experience to a whole new level. Using Baidu’s technology, KFC will launch an outlet in Beijing which will have technology that will scan your face to suggest what you might like to eat based on your age, gender and even your facial expression.

Basically, a screen will tell you what you want to eat, saving you from having to make that decision yourself.

Porridge or Crispy Chicken?

According to a press release from Baidu, the technology works using image recognition hardware which will scan customers’ faces and categorise them according to gender and age. It will also try to detect customers’ moods. Based on the analysis, the technology will suggest what the customer should order – like a Crispy Chicken Hamburger for a man in his early 20s or Porridge and Soybean Milk for breakfast for a woman in her 50s.

What if you don’t want Porridge and Soybean milk? Then, the technology will allow you to ignore their suggestion and select whatever you want. It’s also programmed to save the image of the customer’s face so that it can recall and suggest your order history the next time you visit the outlet.

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