I get *all* this. It’s a great summary. But can I include a meta-“but”? What is the wine equivalent of Joanna Maciejewska’s “I want AI to do my laundry and dishes so that I can do art and writing, not for AI to do my art and writing so that I can do my laundry and dishes.”? The business of wine seems hell-bent on a world where AI does the recommending and engagement while humans do the stock control and duty returns. Rather than getting AI to do forecasting, stock control, market forecasting, tax and duty returns, email automation, and whatnot while freeing us to recommend, engage, and share what we know and love about wine. The debate about AI Somms seems to reflect what is most visible about wine, not what actually matters most. I’m fortunate to have a deep insider view, and the big money bets are not on AI sommeliers. Those are an over-contested side-show driven by bros looking for LinkedIn fame. The serious money and minds are focussed on Agentic AI for stuff behind the scenes.
I would love this version of the near-future, Joe. Like with automated cars (something I actually endorse - humans should never be allowed to drive if we have a dependable alternative) people should get out of the games they've been historically awful at playing, and focus on social and creative endeavors. All if that I personally endorse, and it's heartening to hear there's evidence this may be the actual long game of AI implementation.
Thanks, man! We will definitely get you in on one of these. I was planning to reach out for this one but then we bloated up with interest and filled all the slots before I had the chance!
I get *all* this. It’s a great summary. But can I include a meta-“but”? What is the wine equivalent of Joanna Maciejewska’s “I want AI to do my laundry and dishes so that I can do art and writing, not for AI to do my art and writing so that I can do my laundry and dishes.”? The business of wine seems hell-bent on a world where AI does the recommending and engagement while humans do the stock control and duty returns. Rather than getting AI to do forecasting, stock control, market forecasting, tax and duty returns, email automation, and whatnot while freeing us to recommend, engage, and share what we know and love about wine. The debate about AI Somms seems to reflect what is most visible about wine, not what actually matters most. I’m fortunate to have a deep insider view, and the big money bets are not on AI sommeliers. Those are an over-contested side-show driven by bros looking for LinkedIn fame. The serious money and minds are focussed on Agentic AI for stuff behind the scenes.
I would love this version of the near-future, Joe. Like with automated cars (something I actually endorse - humans should never be allowed to drive if we have a dependable alternative) people should get out of the games they've been historically awful at playing, and focus on social and creative endeavors. All if that I personally endorse, and it's heartening to hear there's evidence this may be the actual long game of AI implementation.
Love the TLDR, love the discussion, LOVE! Great piece.
Thanks, man! We will definitely get you in on one of these. I was planning to reach out for this one but then we bloated up with interest and filled all the slots before I had the chance!