Greetings earthlings. 

Today we are joined by Matt Perger, a two time world champion barista, award-winning writer, Founder of Barista Hustle and coffee roaster from Melbourne! 

We’re asking Matt - Is AI friend or foe?! Join us as we deep dive into AI in the coffee industry - from the AI you didn't even know you were using, to its role in optimising logistics, automating coffee shops, and tracking consumer behaviour. 

Matt has always been pushing the boundaries of coffee science. He’s the Barista who popularised using the EK43 grinder for espresso, sieved coffee grinds for uniform particle size in the WBrC and designed his own tamper (amongst other things). It was epic to hear his take on the future of the industry - he’s a self proclaimed technooptimist!

In Coffee (fake) News: Articles circulate claiming a cup of coffee will now cost $12 in Australia, but where are we pulling this number from? 

Plus!! The hot takes are just getting hotter, with a new city potentially overtaking Melbourne as the coffee capital..? We also deep dive into our dream coffee setup if money were no object!

If you're new here (welcome), our show dives into some of the best coffee conversations on the internet, but we will always remind ourselves at the end of the day; It's Just Coffee!

It was such a fantastic and informative episode. Massive thanks to Matt for joining the show and sharing his wealth of knowledge.

Find Matt at - @matt.perger

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Barista Hustle - @baristahustle

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Get more information on AI at - https://www.lesswrong.com/ 

Where to find us:

Rohan Cooke - @goldenbrown.coffee

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Kirk Pearson - @kirkthebarista

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Proudly sponsored by Eco Barista! Find them: @ecobarista

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Website:https://www.ecobarista.com.au/ 

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