Next Big Thing: Artificially Intelligent Beer
It's beer, Jim, but not as we know it
Smart Beer? Brb, just getting my apocalypse hat…
Steady on there, Mr. Tinfoil. It might be A.I beer by name, but you’re not going to be bottled in your sleep by a crate of sentient ale and liquified for your nutrients (as fun as that sounds).
Nope, this is beer perfected by the combined smarts of an algorithm and Facebook Messenger bot. The whole process still starts with an expert human brewer, whose intuition is coded into the algorithm. But once the beer hits drinkers’ tastebuds out in the wild, the tech steps and helps it improve, batch by delicious batch.
Hang on, you’re not a bottle of beer, are you?
Good suddy yeast, no! I assure you that I am most definitely a carbon-based, meat covered life-form. Now away with your paranoid thoughts, let’s get back on track.
The IntelligentX Brewing company (some may refer to them as The Overlords), get feedback from the beer’s drinkers via a Facebook Messenger bot, which grills them with questions about the brew’s hoppiness and maltiness. This then passes through an algorithm, which tweaks the recipe accordingly.
Think of it as a constant strive to reach the nirvana of sweet, golden nectar perfection. Can you imagine a more noble cause in this life?
Actually, I can’t. Beer, good.
Yes, my friend. Beer good. But A.I beer even better.
The ABI (Automated Brewing Intelligence) Facebook Messenger bot is, even as we speak, collating customer feedback, and four beers have so far been brewed to date – Golden AI, Amber AI, Pale AI, and Black AI – all of which are housed in totally-not-sinister black glass bottles.
Sadly, it’ll be a while before you’re sipping back on tankard of delicious A.I grog down at your local watering hole, as production is limited. But you can sign up for updates at IntelligentX.ai or, if you’re really thirsty to try it, visit the UBrew tap room in London’s Bermondsey. Cheers!
Esat Dedezade
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