In this episode, Mike sits down with Kai Schaeffner and Andreas Nicklas, who have been spending the last couple of years building an AI to better understand and predict individual taste and smell preferences.

Kai and Andreas talk about how they've built their platform using scientific cohort and patient data, why taste is often the missing link between healthy eating recommendations and real behavior change, and how personalized taste profiles could eventually power everything from recipe recommendations and connected appliances to restaurant menus and digital food passports. They also talk about why are building their own specialized AI models rather than relying on large language models, and where the company sees opportunities to bring its technology to food brands, healthcare providers, hospitality companies, and consumers.

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