DoorDash's new AI chatbot lets you order with prompts and photos
DoorDash launched Ask DoorDash, an AI chatbot that turns plain-language requests and photos into orders for food, groceries, and restaurant reservations. Instead of scrolling through menus and stores, shoppers tap an Ask button in the search bar and describe what they want, and the app surfaces matching options or fills a cart. The tool is rolling out first on iOS in select regions, with wider availability across the United States in the coming weeks.
Key Takeaways
- The new chatbot, called Ask DoorDash, allows users to search the app for what they're looking for in their own words instead of having to scroll through restaurants and stores to build a cart.
DoorDash announced on Thursday that it's launching a new AI chatbot that lets users order food and groceries with text prompts and photos in its latest AI push.
- "Ask DoorDash is designed for the moments when you don't."
Food delivery apps and tech giants are betting that AI can help make shopping more conversational and personalized, as companies race to make AI assistants a standard part of everyday life.
- You can also ask the chatbot to reorder your last grocery cart or suggest new items based on your previous orders, DoorDash says.
As for ordering food, you can tell the chatbot that you want a "filling dinner for a family of 4."
- The app will then surface restaurants with availability.
You can refine the results further by asking for something a little more intimate.
- Through candid fireside chats and high-impact networking, you'll walk away with valuable insights and new connections.
The new chatbot, called Ask DoorDash, allows users to search the app for what they're looking for in their own words instead of having to scroll through restaurants and stores to build a cart. DoorDash announced on Thursday that it's launching a new AI chatbot that lets users order food and groceries with text prompts and photos in its latest AI push. The chatbot, called "Ask DoorDash," allows users to search the app for what they're looking for in their own words instead of having to scroll through restaurants and stores to build a cart.
You can tell the chatbot what you're in the mood for, share a recipe link to find the items, or describe the reservation you're looking for. "Traditional search works best when you know the exact restaurant or table you're looking for," DoorDash wrote in the blog post. "Ask DoorDash is designed for the moments when you don't."
Food delivery apps and tech giants are betting that AI can help make shopping more conversational and personalized, as companies race to make AI assistants a standard part of everyday life. In February, Uber Easts launched an AI-powered "Cart Assistant, " while Instacart has rolled out an AI shopping assistant that grocers can offer to their customers. DoorDash's app can build your grocery cart based on a photo from a cookbook, a picture of your grocery list, or a recipe.
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