The food industry is one of the many sectors that is using artificial intelligence (AI) for experimentation and growth. The world’s first AI-generated coffee blend was just introduced by a roastery in Finland. For those who are unaware, coffee blends consist of a minimum of two distinct coffee beans sourced from various farms or locations. Each blend has a distinct flavor that comes from the combination of various coffee beans. This is the first time that Kaffa Roastery and Elev Consulting in Finland have successfully introduced a new coffee blend using artificial intelligence. The blend was given the moniker AI-conic Coffee.
How Is Coffee Made Using AI?
At Kaffa Roastery, which has been roasting coffee since 2007, Antti Merilehto from Elev Consulting, a Finnish AI consulting and training company, has been a regular customer.
Antti and the Kaffa team collaborated to create an AI-powered coffee blend. On the AI-Conic Coffee website, the method for creating this special drink is disclosed. “Kaffa Roastery had data on each of their existing coffees,” the website states. They gave the Elev AI team this written data, and they got to work using AI. The Elev team discovered the ideal coffee blend by utilizing large language models and contemporary AI. Kaffa’s coffee experts completed their task after AI completed its portion. They discovered that the ideal blend was present during the blind tasting after the first test roasting went well.
Remarkably, they used the AI system “ChatGPT 3.5” and “a little ideation” to come up with the product’s name as well. The product’s images “have also been created with the help of AI, made by AI artist Sani Leino.”
What Is the Taste of AI-Coffee?
The coffee beans that were used to make this blend with AI, according to information on the AI-conic Coffee website, 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.