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More people are consulting AI to pick wine in a restaurant. Where does that leave sommeliers?

Christian Urbina, wine sommelier at The Dabney, a Michelin-starred restaurant in Washington, D.C. (Scott Tong/Here & Now)
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Christian Urbina, wine sommelier at The Dabney, a Michelin-starred restaurant in Washington, D.C. (Scott Tong/Here & Now)

It has become common for people to consult ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence programs to help them pick wine in a restaurant. For sommeliers — people who know all about wine and make recommendations to customers based on their tastes and what they’re ordering to eat — this is changing how they do their jobs.

Here & Now‘s Scott Tong speaks with Christian Urbina, sommelier at The Dabney, a Michelin-starred restaurant in Washington, D.C., about how he’s navigating how diners are using this new technology.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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