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Travis Kalanick wants to do a lot more than develop more ghost kitchens
Last week, at the Abundance Summit in Los Angeles, billionaire entrepreneur Travis Kalanick gave attendees a rare glimpse into his vision for the future
But if the ultimate idea is to deliver customers AI-optimized breakfast, lunch, and dinner, Kalanick isn’t the only billionaire trying: famed e-commerce entrepreneur, Marc Lore, has raised substantial funding for a venture, Wonder, which launched as a spiffed-up ghost kitchen but is steadily expanding its ambitions — and actively talking about it. During that same in-person interview, Lore went into great detail, painting a future where AI-driven meal planning seamlessly integrates with a customer’s dietary preferences, health goals, and wearable device data. Describing an AI system that could tailor meal recommendations based on real-time health data, such as, say, blood test results indicating high mercury levels, he said that Wonder’s “big vision” is to be “the super app for mealtime.”
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