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Last week , at theAbundance Summitin Los Angeles , billionaire entrepreneur Travis Kalanick gave attendees a uncommon glimpse into his vision for the future of his newest company , CloudKitchens . While today the eight - twelvemonth - old L.A.-based kit is known for a growing real demesne portfolio that it uses to it host – and gear up up – eatery that apply its kitchens to carry through food deliveries , Kalanick hinted at a full - stack hereafter . In fact , he look to be aiming to finally deliver AI - perfect meal like a shot to customer .
Kalanick brought up the topic twice , in different context of use . First , during his intimate sit - down with conference organiser Peter Diamandis , he drew latitude between CloudKitchens and earlier disruptions in other industries . He noted that taxicab apps subsist before Uber , but said their misapprehension was hear to take a “ slice ” of the exist market . That market , he explain , was both small and treacherous , as hack could easily bypass the apps . Kalanick likewise referenced the gaming ship’s company Zynga , which initially ramp up its business on Facebook ’s chopine , only to be afterwards undermined by the social media giant .
Turning to CloudKitchens , he pointed out that restaurants relying on Uber Eats or DoorDash look a interchangeable challenge . “ You ’re pay back yield optimization on a affair that ’s built for something else , ” he state . If you ’re “ on somebody else ’s political platform , ” he warned , “ they can squeeze you . ”
Later , when an audience extremity asked Kalanick about the future of CloudKitchens and its use of AI , Kalanick again hint that CloudKitchens is n’t content to forever provide routine - key eatery spaces . He talked , for example , about cooking - as - a - military service — much like drive has become a service instead of something we all do for ourselves — and insisted that healthy meal will be made available to all and “ not just the wealthy . ”
He also talked at a eminent level about AI ’s function in transforming the physical world , separate between ‘ AI for bits ’ ( such as AI chatbots like ChatGPT , DeepSeek , and Grok ) and what Kalanick call ‘ atom AI ’ , mean AI that interact with the strong-arm world . Here , he reference independent cars and humanoid robot , noting the “ ball plot ” is changing .
regrettably , instead of poke further , Diamandis propel onto the next attendant ’s question . And Kalanick has n’t yet respond to a request for more information . But if the ultimate idea is to deliver customers AI - optimized breakfast , lunch , and dinner , Kalanick is n’t the only billionaire try : famede - commerce entrepreneurMarc Lore has raised substantial financial backing for a venture , Wonder , which launched as a spiffed - up ghost kitchen but is steadily expanding its ambitions — and actively talking about it .
Last November , when the New York - based outfit gain the delivery service GrubHub , Lore told TechCrunch that Wonder is purpose to “ put the pieces together to … negociate what you exhaust and your health in a way that ’s never been done before . ”
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During that samein - person audience , Lore went into great detail , painting a future where AI - driven meal preparation seamlessly integrates with a customer ’s dietary druthers , health finish , and wearable machine data . Describing an AI arrangement that could tailor repast recommendations found on literal - time health data point , such as , say , blood test results indicate mellow mercury levels , he said that Wonder ’s “ big vision ” is to be “ the super app for mealtime . ”
It sounded at the time like phantasy , the theme of waking up to a personalized , wellness - focused meal design designed by AI . Yet both Kalanick and Lore have track records of disrupting industries that did n’t seem vulnerable to disruption — Kalanick with Uber , and Lore with Jets.com . If they are targeting the same future – one where AI - driven food for thought services fully replace traditional cooking – it adds believability to the mind that this transformation may not be a matter of ‘ if ’ but ‘ when . ’
wonderment has so far raised $ 1.6 billion from investors . CloudKitchens has reportedly upgrade asimilar amountof financing , though it has been tighter - lipped about everything it ’s doing to escort .
