Slackobot: Taco Bell pilots an order bot on Slack
By Mercedes Gray • April 11, 2016
The Mexican food chain has teamed with workplace messaging service Slack to refine a bot capable of processing and arranging food pickups. TacoBot leverages artificial intelligence for group and single ordering through natural language – fully equipped with Taco Bell’s sharp and witty personality.
The TacoBot remains in beta and is limited to a few companies including SAV Studios, Thought Catalog, Giphy, Fullscreen and FoodBeast at the moment, although more can join the waiting list if easy order tacos are high up the list of priorities. Deutsch LA partnered on the effort and, according to Martin Legowiecki, SVP, Creative Technology Director at the agency, the project started from the heart.