Artificial intelligence (AI) is being used in various fields for experimentation and growth, including the world of food. Recently, a roastery in Finland launched the world's first AI-generated coffee blend. For the unversed, coffee blends combine at least two different coffee beans from more than one location or farm. The combination of different coffee beans creates a unique flavour that sets each blend apart. This is the first time that artificial intelligence has been successfully used to launch a new coffee blend by Kaffa Roastery and Elev Consulting in Finland. They named the blend AI-conic Coffee.
How Is AI-Coffee Made?
Antti Merilehto from Elev Consulting, a Finnish AI consulting and training company, has been a long-time customer at Kaffa Roastery, which has been roasting coffee since 2007.
Antti and the Kaffa team joined forces to make a coffee blend created with the help of AI. The process of making this unique beverage has been revealed on the AI-Conic Coffee website. "Kaffa Roastery had data on each of their existing coffees. They gave this written data to AI-team at Elev, who then started working with AI. The Elev team used modern AI, Large Language Models to determine the best coffee blend. After AI did its part, Kaffa's coffee experts did theirs. The first test roasting was successful, and during the blind tasting, they realized that the perfect blend was there."
Interestingly, they also came up with the name of the product after "a little ideation" and the use of the AI system "ChatGPT 3.5". The visuals of the product "have been also created with the help of AI, made by AI artist Sani Leino."
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How Does AI-Coffee Taste Like?
As shared on the AI-conic Coffee website, the coffee beans used to create this blend using AI are:
- Brazil, Fazenda Pinhal: 40%
- Ethiopia, Geruke: 10%
- Colombia, San Lorenzo: 25%
- Guatemala, La Bolsa: 25%
The coffee taste notes are described as "Juicy and dynamic. A well-balanced blend of sweetness and ripe fruit." The roast level is medium.
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