How an Irish genius drove down the price of Guinness using AI modeled after reality TV winner
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“A fed-up beer geek used an AI bot to create a 'living index' of what local bars are charging for Guinness — a database that’s now credited for driving down prices across the Emerald Isle.”
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— Niamh Rose McCormack (born 17 January 2001) is an Irish actress and model. On television, she is known for her role in the Netflix series Everything Now (2023) and House of Guinness (2025). Her films …
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— Yvonne McGuinness (born 12 October 1972) is an Irish visual artist whose creations cover films, performances, installation art and sound works. She is known for immersive and site-specific art project…
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“Startup founder Matt Cortland, 37, created an AI bot modeled after a UK reality TV show to poll 3,000 bars on their price tags after he shelled out €7.80 for a single pint of Guinness at a Dublin pub in early March.”
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“Ireland’s Central Statistics Office had stopped price tracking Guinness in 2011, reports said.”
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— Cloonboo (Irish: Cluain Bú), also Clonboo, is a village in County Galway, Ireland. It is located on the N84 national secondary road from Galway to Castlebar.
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— Dublin is the capital and largest city of Ireland. Situated on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the province of Leinster, and is bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, par…
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— William Sealy Gosset (13 June 1876 – 16 October 1937) was an English statistician, chemist and brewer who worked for Guinness. In statistics, he pioneered small-sample experimental design. Gosset publ…
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“Guinness is the most popular drink of choice in Ireland and its headquarters are based in Dublin.”
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“Rachel, the AI bot, called 3,000 pubs across Ireland, with 2,052 answered and over 1,000 providing Guinness prices.”
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“Cortland created the 'Guinndex,' a 'living, breathing' consumer price index for a pint of Guinness across Ireland.”
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“Pricey pints creeping over €7 have plummeted to €6 or lower since the Guinndex was published.”
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“A pub owner reportedly slashed the cost of his Guinness by €0.40 and updated the Guinndex himself.”
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