AI TECH
They’re done watching us scroll
DoorDash is launching a new AI chatbot that lets users order food, groceries and restaurant bookings using text prompts, photos or recipe links.
The feature, called Ask DoorDash, is designed for people who know they’re hungry but do not have the emotional strength to scroll through 47 menus.
Users can describe what they want, upload a grocery list, share a recipe, or ask for a table at a specific time.
DoorDash can then suggest restaurants, build grocery carts, add the right quantities, and check whether users already have basics like sugar or butter.
For food orders, users can ask for something like a filling dinner for four, then narrow results by budget, diet, group size or past orders.
For reservations, they can ask for a table for two downtown around 8 PM and refine the search from there.
In brief:
Users can search with prompts, photos and recipe links.
DoorDash can build grocery carts and suggest restaurant orders.
The feature is part of a wider race to make shopping feel more conversational.
AI joins takeaway
DoorDash is joining a wider AI push in food delivery and shopping, with Uber Eats and Instacart also adding AI-powered assistants.
Ask DoorDash is rolling out on iOS in select regions for restaurant search, groceries and reservations, with more US users getting access in the coming weeks.
Are you calling me indecisive, DoorDash?! Because I am lol.- MG