Last September, Starbucks rolled out a new automated AI-assisted inventory counting system, which they believed would cut down on counting product considerably. Seattle Area Start Up Sent Reeling by Starbucks Dumping the ProgramNomadGo is a Seattle company that developed the program which cuts down the time it take for product inventory. Founded in 2017, NomadGo's system uses AI-assisted tech to rapidly scan items, according to Geekwire:"The company’s tech runs on-device and counts each item within rows. Officials also discovered Starbuck's backend network utilized systems dating back to the 1990's making it hard to process modern AI-backed tech. Starbucks does continue to use Green Dot Assist for other duties, just not inventory.