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Coca-Cola's New AI-Generated Soda Flavor Falls Flat
(gizmodo.com)
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this post was submitted on 25 Sep 2023
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I have so many questions, none of which are answered by the article. Was the flavor really picked by an AI? If so, how did they train the AI? What kind of AI was this? What other flavors did it come up with? Did they try a bunch of them and this was the best one they could get?
This whole thing just screams marketing stunt to me, and not a particularly good one. I can't wait for this whole AI thing to just die out already. How is it that every tech fad seems to somehow end up being even dumber than the previous one (although I think the whole NFT thing might have set a new low bar)?
It’s just the latest in a long line of experimental, conceptual Coke flavours. Honestly, it’s something I’ve been saying for years; stop being constrained by imitating “real” flavours and let the flavour scientists loose, let 'em go nuts.
So far they've done:
Space (I liked that, hints of toasted carmel and raspberries)
Dream (Also good, a little bubblegummy, a little cotton candy-y, a little mangolike)
Transformation (Awful, like coke with coconut oil and a hint of turpentine)
Byte (Just decent, kind of indescribable)
Pixel (I never got to try it, it was US only, but by all descriptions it wasn't great)
Movement (A bit like theatre butter and cinnamon, it was okay but wasn't a fan)
And now AI flavour. I plan to give it a shot, but I don't expect much after their last two Tech-y flavours were eh.
Where do you get all these Coca Cola flavours? I'm in Germany and have only ever seen vanilla, lemon, cherry and life (next to the default, light and zero).
I get them at my normal grocery store (in Canada). They're limited time, they rotate in and out, so maybe you just missed them, or maybe they're an NA thing.
What does Coca Cola Life taste like?
Life is their Stevia brand. How it tastes depends on how stevia tastes to you; like cilantro, it's got a genetic component.
Honestly it's awful, it tastes like someone forgot to add the sugary syrup to Coca Cola.
Bought a 500ml bottle for me and my gf as we were curious, and we didn't even manage to finish the bottle between us...