Square’s new kiosk lets you talk to AI for help with your order
Square is launching new hardware: a big kiosk for ordering things that has a touchscreen and lets you talk to an AI.
The Verge reports: Square is launching new hardware: a big kiosk for ordering things that has a touchscreen and lets you talk to an AI.
Square says the Kiosk, which has a large pill shape, has an "agentic, conversational voice layer" that "fully understands a seller's menu and listens and responds in real.
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