Yum! Brands, the World’s Largest Restaurant Company, Advances AI Adoption - Ep. 254

Tomás Puig, founder and CEO of Alembic, joins the NVIDIA AI Podcast to discuss the intersection of AI, data, and marketing. He shares how Alembic uses advanced mathematics and AI—particularly spiking neural networks and causal inference—to help brands extract actionable insights from massive, anonymized datasets. The discussion also touches on the evolving role of human creativity in an AI-driven world, and the importance of private data as a competitive advantage. Learn more at ai-podcast.nvidia.com.

Munjal Shah, CEO of Hippocratic AI, discusses how AI agents can dramatically expand healthcare capacity and access. With 1.8 million patient calls completed and an 8.95/10 satisfaction rating, Hippocratic's safety-focused LLM demonstrates how optimized AI inference can handle routine patient monitoring, post-surgery check-ins, and medication management - freeing human clinicians to focus on complex care requiring physical intervention. Learn about their constellation architecture using 22 models for safety validation and how their healthcare AI agent app store enables clinicians to scale certain aspects of their expertise. Learn more at: ⁠⁠ai-podcast.nvidia.com

Tony Ambrozie from CVS Health and Arijit Sengupta from Aible share how their partnership is transforming enterprise AI development through rapid prototyping and human-centered design. Discover their proven methodology for moving from concept to production in just 30 days, why they treat AI agents like interns who need training and feedback, and how reasoning models are creating more reliable and trustworthy AI systems. They also explore the future of autonomous agents, the importance of responsible AI in healthcare, and why the next wave of AI will focus on empowering humans rather than replacing them. Learn more at: ⁠ai-podcast.nvidia.com

In this episode of the NVIDIA AI Podcast, Dr. Marco Pavone, Director of Autonomous Vehicle Research at NVIDIA and Professor at Stanford University, joins us to discuss the cutting-edge technologies making autonomous vehicles safer than ever. Learn how digital twins and high-fidelity simulation are improving vehicle testing, accelerating development, and reducing real-world risks. Dr. Pavone also shares insights on the latest advances in generative AI and foundation models, and its impact on autonomous vehicle innovation—from city streets to aerospace. Learn more at: ai-podcast.nvidia.com

Bernt Børnich, founder and CEO of 1X Technologies, shares his vision for the future of humanoid robotics. Hear how the company is building fully autonomous robots that can learn and adapt in real-world environments. Learn more at ai-podcast.nvidia.com

Bartley Richardson, senior director of engineering and AI infrastructure at NVIDIA, discusses the transformative potential of agentic AI as the next level of automation and introduces the NVIDIA Agent Intelligence toolkit, which ensures seamless integration and observability across multi-vendor agent systems.

Matthias Loskyll, head of virtual control and industrial AI at Siemens Factory Automation, joins the NVIDIA AI Podcast to discuss how AI, simulation and digital twins are making significant impacts in manufacturing. From automating defect detection with Siemens Inspekto to enhancing production efficiency, NVIDIA’s collaboration with Siemens is making advanced automation accessible and secure for manufacturers.

Visa processes an astounding number of transactions each year, which means even small improvements in its systems can have a significant impact. Sarah Laszlo, senior director of Visa’s machine learning platform, joins the AI Podcast to discuss how AI is transforming the way the company serves its global customer base, from advancing fraud prevention to enhancing personalization. She also shares valuable insights for enterprises looking to adopt generative AI, emphasizing the importance of using open-source models and fostering strong relationships between governance and technical teams.

Rama Akkiraju, VP of IT for AI and ML at NVIDIA, discusses the transformative power of AI in enterprises. Akkiraju highlights the rapid evolution from perception AI to agentic AI and emphasizes the importance of treating AI as a new layer in the development stack. She also shares insights on the role of AI platform architects and key trends shaping the future of AI infrastructure.

Yum! Brands, the parent company of KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and Habit Burger & Grill, is partnering with NVIDIA to streamline order taking, optimize operations and enhance service across its restaurants. Joe Park, Chief Digital and Technology Officer at Yum! Brands, Inc. and President of Byte by Yum!, shares how the company is further accelerating AI deployment.