MORELAND HILLS, Ohio – Humans beat AI in a four-course wine pairing competition Sept. 11 at Cru Uncorked. The results imply, perhaps, that consumers aren’t ready for robots to choose their wines.

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The competition was simple: The chef created a dinner menu, then sommeliers paired a wine from the restaurant’s cellar with each course. AI did the same.

On the night of the competition, two dozen diners tasted the wines blind with each course and voted for their favorite.

The results were mixed: The first course ended in a tie, humans won the second course, AI took the third course, and humans claimed victory in the fourth course, giving them the overall win.

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