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In this compelling episode of Beyond the Bot, Tony DeHart and Steven King take us inside the Restaurant Franchising and Innovation Summit in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. As restaurants face labor shortages, rising operational costs, and a rapidly changing customer experience landscape, artificial intelligence and robotics are stepping in as key enablers of change.

In this episode of Beyond the Bot, hosts Tony DeHart and Steven King dive into one of the most exciting AI developments of the year: the introduction of OpenAI's GPT-4.5. Broadcasting from the Blue Sky Lab, they unpack not only the technical nuances of this new model, but also its real-world implications for businesses, developers, and everyday users navigating an increasingly AI-integrated world.

In this episode of Beyond the Bot, Tony DeHart and Steven King sit down with Bhargav Bompalli, the senior Computer Vision and Robotics Engineer at Blue Sky Robotics, to analyze the recent unveiling of Figure's humanoid robot powered by the Helix AI model.

In this episode of Beyond the Bot, hosts Tony DeHart and Steven King unpack the future of generative AI with a focus on OpenAI's roadmap for GPT-5. The discussion explores how new features—like automated model selection, tiered intelligence access, and expanded API capabilities—will shape the next wave of AI adoption.

In recent years, the restaurant industry has faced a whirlwind of challenges, from recovering financially post-pandemic to grappling with labor shortages and rising operational costs. In California, the recent introduction of a new law raising the minimum wage to $20 per hour for fast food workers adds a strain on small to midsize restaurants already dealing with inflation.