Anyone want a screenshot? An AI-powered bartender debuted at a hotel near Disney World

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Florida. – Here at News 6, we’ve talked about how schools, police departments, and even ourselves are being impacted by AI.

However, the Cecilia.ai team has found a new way to integrate this innovative technology in another location: a bar.

Sara, billed as the world’s first AI-powered bartender, debuted a month ago at the Wyndham Orlando Resort & Conference Center near Celebration. The hotel is located at 3011 Maingate Lane.

“We believe this technology will bring a new dimension of enjoyment to guests’ stays, combining the art of cocktail making with the wonders of AI-powered robotics,” said Nir Cohen, co-founder and vice president of marketing at Cecilia.ai, in a prepared statement.

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According to the Cecilia.ai team, Sara can prepare hundreds of different drinks, up to 120 drinks per hour. The AI ​​can also verify ages and hold conversations, according to the designer’s website.

Sara serves drinks from 9 a.m. to 2 a.m. at the hotel’s restaurant, H Street Grille.

Agustin Sosa, assistant general manager of Wyndham Orlando Resort, said Sara is a perfect fit for the location.

“We’re really always looking for the best experience for our guests,” Sosa said. “Our guests want to relax and our bar is usually pretty busy. So sometimes they’re looking for a place to go and have a cocktail without having to interact at the bar. But with this, we’re taking it to another level.”

Sara can check IDs as well as take payments and tips that ultimately go to the resort’s waiters, like Haizel Gura.

“All the advice she gives is passed on to our team, which is great,” Gura said. “We love having her.”

Sosa said the team collaborates with Sara rather than competes.

“It’s been a cooperation between our bartenders, giving Sara the recipes and teaching them to her,” Sosa said, “At the same time, at the end of every interaction, Sara asks if they would like to tip our fellow bartenders and those tips go directly to the team.”

Meanwhile, workers aren’t as concerned about the impact AI might have on their jobs, according to a Pew Research Center survey. The results revealed that 19% of working American adults surveyed said AI in the workplace will help them more than hurt them, compared to 17% who say AI will hurt them more than help them.

In the same Pew Research Center study, 14% of respondents working in the hospitality, service and arts industries said the use of AI over the next 20 years will help more than hurt, 29% said it will help and hurt equally, and 40% said they were unsure.

Additionally, Dr. Rebecca Leis, director of the computer science program at Full Sail University, previously spoke to News 6 about the world of AI.

Leis mentioned that this technology is a way for machines to mimic human behavior, even comparing it to the character Data from Star Trek. He also explains that employees should not worry about losing their job because of a machine, as AI is meant to facilitate the workflow.

“The goal of AI, especially in workflow, is not to replace the human; we want to still have that human element (…) We are finding that sometimes AI is still a little bit confusing or incorrect in certain cases. So we want to have someone there to oversee it,” Leis said.

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