AI Stirring Up Drinking Culture with Recipe and Travel Tools, But Bartending Jobs Safe For Now
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AI can instantly provide existing drink recipes like a spicy margarita when prompted. However, there are concerns about crediting the creators.
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AI travel tools like GuideGeek can suggest custom brewery and cocktail bar itineraries for trips. It provided good CT brewery recommendations.
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Generative AI tools like BarGPT can create new cocktail recipes based on prompts and ingredients on hand. But the drinks aren't very original yet.
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AI doesn't currently threaten bartenders' jobs. Robot bartenders are more of a novelty than a replacement.
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AI is already influencing drinking culture by helping people find places to drink and some tools can generate recipes. But the impact is small so far.