Once I cook dinner, I usually simply Google a recipe or strive one out on the fly. However sooner or later, it’s doable synthetic intelligence would possibly assist me concoct a meal or help a chef as they write their subsequent cookbook or design a menu. In immediately’s Vergecast AI episode, we discover the world of AI product design — how far might AI go in serving to people design smells and tastes? For that dialogue, we chat with Frederik Duerinck, the founding father of ScentTronix, which is an element software program, half {hardware} and makes an attempt to make customizable perfumes primarily based on particular person folks. We additionally speak to Michael Spranger, COO at Sony AI, about how Sony helps cooks design recipes and maximize taste.
Lastly, we take it a step additional and ask whether or not it’s even doable for a pc to finally scent and style. All of us get to study e-noses collectively! Saket Navlakha, an affiliate professor at Chilly Spring Harbor Laboratory, guides us by the world of algorithms, AI, and scent. (Thank fruit flies for his work.) Take a look at the episode under, and keep tuned to The Vergecast each week for all of the tech speak it’s good to hear.