Hoping robots don’t get drunk with power

MAYBE THIS IS how the robots will take over — by getting us too drunk to make good decisions.

Artificial intelligence, also known as AI, is all the rage at the moment. From AI programs that create art to chatbots that respond to queries from real humans, AI has been front and center, creating amazement — and trepidation — among us humans.

Now it has entered the brewing world.

For those who are unfamiliar, AI is the simulation of human intelligence processes by machines or computers, and chatbots are software applications capable of maintaining a conversation with users, understanding their intent and replying based on programming.

While the possibilities are stunning, there is also an uneasiness in certain circles about machines taking over the world.

I certainly don’t share those sci-fi fears. Like anything, AI is just a tool, and it all depends on how that tool is used. As an iPhone user, of course I use Siri, which uses AI. I also admit to having a lot of fun creating some AI images of me and my dear departed dog, TJ. But that enjoyment only went so far.

But beyond all that, what concerns us here in this column is beer. And of course, as I wrote above, AI is finding its way into the brewing world.

A recent story from NBC Boston noted that Massachusetts-based Night Shift Brewing employed ChatGPT to come up with a new beer recipe, and the artificial intelligence program also came up with the product’s name: “AI-P-A” The result stunned Night Shift co-founder Michael Oxton.

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