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