In this paper, we introduce a computational analysis of the field recording dataset of approximately 700 hours of Korean folk songs, which were recorded around 1980-90s. Because most of the songs were sung by non-expert musicians without accompaniment, the dataset provides several challenges. To address this challenge, we utilized self-supervised learning with convolutional neural network based on pitch contour, then analyzed how the musical concept of tori, a classification system defined by a specific scale, ornamental notes, and an idiomatic melodic contour, is captured by the model. The experimental result shows that our approach can better capture the characteristics of tori compared to traditional pitch histograms. Using our approaches, we have examined how musical discussions proposed in existing academia manifest in the actual field recordings of Korean folk songs.

While it upends the art world, AI-powered technology is sweeping through another industry: Fast food. Technology powered by AI has been used in restaurants for some time to improve customer experience and monitor internal expenses. Now, AI-powered voice bots will be putting in your orders. Taco Bell's parent company Yum Brands recently shared that it's testing an AI-powered conversational bot that takes orders in the drive-thru lane. The AI voice bot could help the chain "potentially automate ordering," according to Business Insider.

Equally loved and loathed by consumers nationwide, the Panera Bread fast casual chain has announced that it plans to test out artificial intelligence (AI) at its drive-thru windows for some reason. Per a press release, Panera said that starting this week, it'll be testing an AI system made by the hospitality technology company OpenCity that's named "Tori" -- because the whole thing definitely isn't uncanny valley enough, apparently. Tori, the press release says, will be deployed at two Upstate New York locations and will take orders like a real, live person. An actual human will be the one to take customers' money and hand them their food at the window, but Tori will be the one calling the shots, it seems. "The addition of this technology at the drive-thru will help to cut down wait times, improve order accuracy and allow associates to focus on freshly preparing guests' orders," reads Panera's statement.

Starting Monday, drive-thru customers at two Panera Bread locations in upstate New York will have their orders taken by a computer in a test of artificial intelligence technology's accuracy and ability to decrease service times. The sandwich chain is the latest restaurant company to invest in potential improvements to the drive-thru experience. A surge in drive-thru ordering during the Covid pandemic led to long lines of cars wrapped around restaurants, pushing chains to focus on speed of service and order accuracy. For example, McDonald's has also been working to automate its drive-thru lane, announcing a partnership last year with IBM to work toward that goal. Yum Brands' Taco Bell and Restaurant Brands International's Burger King have been building double drive-thru lanes at some locations to allow customers to pick up their digital orders more quickly.

BOSTON (WHDH) - Boston-based company Open City is launching a new drive-through system called "Tori." "Tori" uses artificial intelligence to take customers' orders with 99 percent accuracy. "It's a really difficult audio environment, you may have birds chirping, you may have kids in the car, you may have loud cars, a lot of different things going on. And that's kind of the magic of what we do, is it just works, and it works every time," Open City CEO Nick Belsito said. Belsito said the new system will not change anything for customers.

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