Coffee shops are blending artificial intelligence into their brews.

Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol confirmed that the coffee giant is taking steps to immerse itself in AI experimentation when speaking at Salesforce’s annual Dreamforce event, according to Fortune .

Niccol shared details about the internal technology that’s being developed, helping baristas prepare coffees in real time and might even one day predict someone’s order before it’s placed.

At the annual technology gathering in San Francisco, the CEO emphasized that at the current stage, Starbucks is focused on learning how AI can be implemented — but it’s already helping the company carry out its goal to be the “world’s great customer service company again.”

Right now, the most effective development at scale in the company is a

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