AI use cases that can amaze consumers
We commonly discuss the advantages of AI in major sectors such as finance, healthcare, business, and security. This article will focus on the rare and not so usual applications of AI that receive less attention yet hold considerable importance for the consumers.
Can AI be creative?
But we all know the reality! AI is taking over the world.
No human is born with abilities like writing, drawing, or singing — they’re skills we develop by observing and acting upon data, which we call “learning.”
Similarly, AI can observe and learn from data to gain creative skills like drawing, musical composition, and writing. Machine learning is the gold standard for AI and involves quickly and efficiently training an AI model on far more data — whether that data is text, music, images, etc. — than a human could take in a lifetime.
The theory goes that if you feed an AI 100,000 poems, or 1 million pieces of pop music, the AI can analyse the patterns in them and then come up with its own. So today, AI has been used in a number of creative fields traditionally assumed to be “uniquely human”.
1. AI Testing Beer for Better Brewing in Alco-Bev Industry
Believe it or not, artificial intelligence (AI) may create your favourite new beer. For years, AI has played a critical but mostly invisible role in the lives of consumers: recommending what movie to watch or product to buy next, translating our speech to text and determining which email is spam and what not!
Alcoholic beverages market trends and opportunities with analytics
This decade, AI is hitting beer. Brewers are using “flavor fingerprinting” to estimate the appeal of a brew and get suggestions on how to modify recipes through AI. Yet bringing a successful consumer product to market is far more complex than simply recipe-testing.
The label, distribution, price, freshness, and marketing messages associated with the product all help determine its success. Companies in consumer products have seen many amazing, delicious products fail to succeed in the market — or never even make it to production.
But now, AI is about to help companies determine what will (or won’t be) a product success before it hits the market. Here are three reasons why we believe AI is on the brink of creating a breakthrough in beer and other CPG categories:
- AI can test and predict consumer preferences.
- AI can optimize execution.
- AI can point to the idea’s customers (and investors) can’t resist.
Few examples of AI in beverage industry
Back in 2017, Carlsberg, a brewery in Copenhagen, invested millions in its Beer Fingerprinting Project, employing AI to analyse diverse brewing Flavors.
Unlike competitors who relied on customer input, Carlsberg developed a taste-sensing system capable of identifying distinct flavor profiles.
Carlsberg continues to employ this initiative, generating around 1000 beer samples daily. Advanced sensors capture unique flavor characteristics for each sample. The next step involves scrutinizing various yeasts to enhance comprehension of nuanced flavor differences. Ultimately, this AI technology has the potential to give rise to novel beer varieties.
A Swedish distillery, along with Microsoft and Finnish company Fourkind, partnered to create the first AI-generated whisky. They used customer feedback and Mackmyra’s recipes to craft thousands of new recipes. Master blender Angela D’Orazio refined these using machine learning, resulting in five top recipes, from which the final whisky was chosen and produced.
2. Robotic Buzzing Bees Helping Pollinating Crops
Bees are insects which are highly helpful in cross crop pollination, but at the same time, they are more susceptible to diseases. Many environmental factors also have a noticeable influence on their growth and propagation.
Thus, scientists worked to develop an artificial bee with incorporated AI system that mimics.
The bee drones come with a GPS to locate a specific location and a High-resolution Camera working similar to the eye of a honeybee. Bees are functional in playing their ecological role; they support farmers by pollinating the crops for proper germination. Now the artificial bee is ready to locate the crop area for adequate pollination.
AI Bee can aid farmers in optimizing crop yields by offering valuable insights into pollination patterns and other critical factors. As the technology continues to advance, we can anticipate even more remarkable applications for AI Bee in various fields. From enhancing food security to safeguarding the well-being of pollinators, AI Bee’s potential is boundless. As we further explore and develop this innovative technology, a brighter and more sustainable future for bees and humanity awaits.
Robotic Bees at Walmart & BumbleBee
Walmart organization is already working on a patent to lessen the effects of honeybee’s decline. The patent is namely ‘’systems and methods for pollinating crops via unmanned vehicles’’.
It is on autonomous pollinating drone bees (robotics) that will potentially do work like real bees. In 2013, the Researchers at Harvard University introduced the first RoboBees. They could fly and even stand in a heavy breeze without changing their standing positions; it means they could stay on their balance. The advanced RoboBees are well-efficient to:
- Attach to any surface.
- Swim underwater
- Dive in and out of the water
BumbleBee — It is a startup that has developed a groundbreaking pollination technology that mimics the work of bees. The tools are equipped with GPS receivers that enable growers to monitor the pollination process, improving control and yield prediction. By using the same irrigation and fertilization inputs, growers expected to see up to a 20% increase in their yields.
3. AI in Food
Remarkably, Artificial Intelligence finds its application even within the food industry!
The primary advantage of Artificial Intelligence lies in its potential to streamline and automate processes. This leads to cost savings and minimizes the likelihood of human errors, which can crop up across various sectors.
AI and machine learning have a wide-ranging impact on the food industry, spanning from enhancing restaurants, bars, and cafes to optimizing food production processes.
These advanced AI technologies also play a role in elevating the quality of fruit and vegetable production by analysing data and computations to determine optimal methodologies.
The introduction of new Android and iOS apps for food ordering and selection has simplified the process, allowing individuals to swiftly order and reserve their meals via smartphone clicks. Such advancements in AI technology have significantly transformed the food industry, enhancing business operations and efficiency.
Flipping Burger by Flippy
Flippy, the robotic burger expert at CaliBurger, skillfully flips and places burgers on buns.
Operating in the kitchen, it can grill 150–300 patties per hour without the need for a hairnet. Flippy’s capabilities extend to changing patty sides and selecting spatulas as required.
David Zito, CEO of Miso and creator of Flippy, describes it as the world’s first autonomous kitchen assistant that learns and adapts from its environment, aided by deep learning for memorization. Flippy even detects and cleans a dirty grill.
This robot handles risky tasks like grilling efficiently and quickly, outpacing human capabilities, managing tasks such as frying chicken, chopping vegetables, and assembling burgers. With its remarkable ability to cook up to three hundred patties per hour, it proves invaluable for chefs, enhancing their roles.
Ending Words
Here’s a compilation of 3 unconventional AI applications that are relatively unfamiliar. AI is progressively integrating into our daily lives due to its diverse and invaluable support to humans. The results might be creepy, but it’s as helpful as shocking.
We have discussed some fields that are going to be completely automated with transforming Artificial Intelligence. Up to which extent AI will grow in future? What about robot-pets? We can say nothing is impossible with AI.
Cheers!
