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How AI influences the food we’re eating
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21 minutes
Released:
Oct 20, 2023
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Could your next favourite foods be created by a robot? While artificial intelligence has long been used in the production and assembly lines of food, some companies are now turning to AI to create new kinds of food, recipes and combinations that the human brain hasn’t conceived of before.Ann Hui, the Globe’s demographics reporter and former food reporter, joins the show to talk about this new frontier of food creation and the vital question of: does it taste good?Questions? Comments? Ideas? Email us at thedecibel@globeandmail.com
Released:
Oct 20, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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