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Tersoo Akaahan Apr 29, 2024

After a #vegan blue #cheese won the Good Food Award, panicked dairy cheese makers forced the foundation to disqualify it - https://boingboing.net/2024/04/29/after-a-vegan-blue-cheese-won-the-good-food-award-panicked-dairy-cheese-makers-forced-the-foundation-to-disqualify-it.html

After a vegan blue cheese won the Good Food Award, panicked dairy cheese makers forced the foundation to disqualify it

A vegan blue cheese won the prestigious Good Food Award, until the dairy industry forced the foundation to disqualify it with a rule-change.

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Matthew Flint Apr 29, 2024

@glynmoody
The Streisand Effect rears its head once again!

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Glyn Moody Apr 29, 2024

@matthew as ever...

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Semi Hex Apr 29, 2024

@glynmoody Yes, don't even bother to try to make your product better, safer or more flavourful, try to disqualify your competition.

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Glyn Moody Apr 29, 2024

@Double_Ogre seems to be a popular approach...

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Erik Apr 29, 2024

@glynmoody
If it is made like cheese, smells like cheeselooks like cheese and tastes like cheese it’s cheese.
#artanisan #vegancheese #vegan #cheese

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Dagnabbit, Pascaline! 💥Apr 29, 2024

@glynmoody
Sickening. Let's just appreciate good food, not because it's dairy or not dairy. What a bad decision to disqualify this. It would be good if this article helps spreading the news and makes it famous ❤

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Glyn Moody Apr 29, 2024

@pascaline agreed

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Doctor LURK Apr 29, 2024

@glynmoody I was really interested in this, as a diet-unrestricted person who enjoys tasty food no matter where it's sourced from (and a longtime blue cheese aficionado). And I'm still interested! But I have to admit I'm unimpressed by how "all in" the company seems to be on "AI" machine learning. Feels to me like it's in direct opposition to the environmental benefits of plant based food. But maybe their model is less energy intensive? Guess I'll have to learn a little more before I try.

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Glyn Moody Apr 29, 2024

@doctorLURK a lot of people are impressed by shiny things...they grow out of it

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Doctor LURK Apr 29, 2024

@glynmoody I'm certainly willing to learn more about their pollution savings vs. traditionally made cheeses and see how that stacks up against the extra energy consumption of their model. It could be a net benefit! But in any case, I'd still like to know.

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Andrew Douglass Apr 29, 2024

@doctorLURK @glynmoody I think it’s easy to forget that not every “AI” is a massive LLM. I’m not sure what they’re using it for, but I can’t imagine they’re using something as generic and large as ChatGPT to do something specific with cheese.

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Doctor LURK Apr 29, 2024

@ardouglass @glynmoody again - I'd think so too, but I'd also really like some specifics.

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Andrew Douglass Apr 29, 2024

@doctorLURK @glynmoody specifics would be nice. I’m not trying to defend AI, I’m actually mostly opposed to it. But in specific use cases (none of which are LLMs) I think they can actually be useful. And if I can get good cheese without having to give money to the dairy industry, I’ll be happy.

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econads Apr 30, 2024

@doctorLURK @glynmoody
I hate to break it to you, but many companies don't actually believe their marketing. They know that there is a demand for what they're doing and people will pay for it. Unless customers penalise them, they'll follow the money. Vegan and AI are both popular right now, that's as far as they think.

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