Posted on 06/25/2023 3:26:44 PM PDT by nickcarraway
By now you've likely heard of artificial intelligence. The computer technology is drastically changing problem-solving and now a brewery in Bucks County is using it to generate beer recipes.
Second Sin Brewing used AI to generate its latest beer release. The one question now is who makes a better beer: a human or a robot?
"This beer is called Jake Against," Jake Howell said. "This is my recipe. Both beers turned out well. I won't hide my bias. I think mine is better."
It's Jake Against the Machine literally. "Jake Against" is Second Sin Brewing's newest IPA and was made by Head brewer and Co-owner Howell. But "the machine" was generated by using AI technology.
The idea to use ChatGPT came from Co-owner Mike Beresky.
"I came up with the idea. Can it write a beer recipe? Turns out it can," Beresky said. "And naturally, I was like well is it as smart as Jake is with brewing? Let's find out. Let's put them head to head."
The owners are lifelong friends and opened the brewery in Bristol in 2019. They've used AI in the past but usually for social media. This is the first time they've used it for a beer recipe.
"Cause there's nothing more repetitive than telling people you have a food truck on any given weekend that was the same one the prior weekend, so it's a way to spice things up," Beresky said. "You just ask it a question and it will respond. We asked it to write the best hazy IPA recipe in the world and that's it. "It's that simple. It gives you the instruction, the whole deal."
While Jake has no concerns his job is in jeopardy, he does see where AI could help in the future.
"If I'm short on time and I can't come up with a recipe I know I can rely on ChatGPT to get me in the ballpark," Howell said. "It's kind of like if I give you grandma's favorite cookie recipe and you go and bake it. It's not going to taste the same as how she does it."
The industry trade group Brewers of Pennsylvania says this is the first time AI has been used to brew a beer in Pennsylvania.
Jake the brewer won with a score of 60-48 against AI Thursday night.
Howard Monroe was born and raised in Westfield, N.J. Westfield is a stone's throw from NYC, but he's happy to now call Philly home.
What about pizza?
Robot or reinheitsgebot?
CC
Well, they gave some to the robot, and he said it tasted great!
Because AI does not exist and because the search bot that they are calling AI does not actually brew anything.
The best they can do is "hey search engine! Draw up a list of ingredients from a bunch of websites on the internet that those websites say would be good in beer".
Some how it just doesn't sound as impressive.
But it is real.
Put cocaine back in Coca-Cola.
John Henry was a steel drivin’ man.....
When a blonde dyes her hair brunette what is it called?
Artificial Intelligence.
(Runs away)
Robots don’t feel fear.
I was thinking the same thing.
AI will want pineapple on it.
“John Henry was a steel drivin’ man.....”
Nope, can’t figure that one out. A clue, please...
These people are just using free press.
I have asked CHatGPT to produce 3 things, every single one fell flat.. on the surface they looked initially okay, but once you dig in, the details are wrong.
Anyone who relies on this stuff for more than boiler plate, and templating is bound to be set up for failure in the long term.
What it does fairly well is interpret and generate the written word, but the pushing that there is “intelligence” behind it is comical in my experience
Hand operated drill/hammer vs. new fangled steam drill.
Got it. Thanks.
But don’t forget how it ended. After that hard day’s drilling, a blood vessel burst in John Henry’s brain and the greatest driller for the C&O Railroad was dead.
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