{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"AI First with Adam and Andy","title":"The AI Understanding Gap: Why Restaurant Leaders Are Afraid to Start","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/e4a378b4\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":740,"description":"Restaurant leaders have moved past curiosity and into something more unsettling: they understand enough to know AI is powerful, but not enough to know where to start. That fear, shared openly by CEOs at industry conferences, is driving a new wave of urgency around AI strategy.Adam Brotman and Andy Sack break down this understanding gap with real conversations from restaurant C-suites. They introduce Forum3's Speed, Order, Aim methodology: build proficiency quickly, stack rank your opportunities, then identify the one or two unlocks that were impossible before this technology existed.From drive-through voice AI versus in-app ordering to store manager empowerment and P&L optimization, this episode maps the restaurant industry's highest-value AI opportunities and makes the case that getting started matters more than getting it perfect.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/C3ruIdFWg1Isngng9uvkhNncTzzzdqpCW8F26uticsY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS84N2Q0/NGJkMDNkM2I3ZTMx/YjdkMGYxZjlhNzc0/YTViZi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}