Forum - View topicINTEREST: Toppo Snacks Turn to A.I. to Pick Its Next Flavor
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Greed1914
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As long as it didn't pick Soylent Green...
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omegaproxy
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I don't mind Kizuna A.I. picking the flavor.
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leafy sea dragon
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Huh, that's an interesting choice. I do wonder how that A.I. came to that conclusion. Then again, I don't know how close or how far calamansi is to Toppo's other existing flavors.
Personally, I don't really like calamansi that much as a flavor. It tastes too...abrasive, if that's the right word for it, but maybe I've just had calamansi drinks with too much peel. |
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Mr. Oshawott
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I think I'll wait for another flavor, as Calamansi's high acidity level might be too much for my tongue...
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Zin5ki
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This is insufficient. I wish to see an AI determine the precise quantities of each flavonoid to use in the product's formula, using only consumer data as its basis for decision making. We could end up with the next cola: something of an indescribable flavour with no natural analogue.
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leafy sea dragon
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The original colas were made from coca beans and kola nuts, of course, hence the name "Coca-Cola." It's just that, well, coca beans are also what people use to make cocaine, and kola nuts aren't really used to flavor anything except cola. Now, Dr. Pepper...THAT is a carbonated beverage with no natural analogue. |
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Gina Szanboti
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^ Cocaine comes from coca leaves. Chocolate comes from cocoa beans. The two plants are not related.
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EricJ2
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Also, Coca-Cola came from kola nuts for cola flavor, and cocaine, to give you that wide awake feeling!  (Back in the 1900's, when soda was considered "health tonic", and cocaine was "good for you".) They've since replaced it with caffeine, so that it doesn't cost $10,000 a bottle.
Dr. Pepper is related to cherry-cola, and named after its founder, with no actual pepper. I'd also be interested to know what algorithm picked calamansi, why, and what monkeys-on-a-typewriter flavors we missed. |
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leafy sea dragon
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Yes, you're right. I got mixed up there. |
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