The Modern Bar Cart Podcast Episode 293 - AI Cocktails (Part 1)
Dec 21, 2024
Rob Nester, creator of Drinking With Robots and co-owner of a bitters company, discusses the transformative impact of AI on cocktails. He shares his journey into mixology and the intriguing concept of merging creativity with technology. The conversation dives into the potential for AI to enhance cocktail creation and the dynamics between human bartenders and AI-generated recipes. Nester also touches on the importance of effective prompting to improve AI outputs while raising philosophical questions about how algorithms might redefine our drinking experiences.
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AI's Creative Potential
- Rob Nestor wondered if AI could create more than rote informational feedback.
- He prompted it to create a cocktail Benjamin Franklin would serve Thomas Jefferson, and it generated a period-correct punch recipe.
More Than Just Ingredients
- ChatGPT didn't just list ingredients for the cocktail.
- It named the drink and provided a thoughtful, period-appropriate recipe.
Prompting for Creativity
- To get inventive cocktails from ChatGPT, avoid naming specific ingredients in prompts.
- Instead, treat the AI like a bartender, giving it broader thematic prompts.
