走进北京与时俱进的智能咖啡店Entering a smart coffee shop in Beijing that keeps up with the times
美国全国广播公司9月5日报道，原题：在中国，买饮品获赠人工智能（AI）词元，咖啡订单完全由机器人完成 副题：当中美两国在全球尖端技术领域展开竞争，先进技术正迅速融入中国白领工薪族的日常生活在中国首都最热门的一家新开的七鲜咖啡店内，既没有收银台，也没有人类咖啡师。中国电商巨头京东上月开的这家店被媒体称为“全球首家24小时智能化无人咖啡店”，所有咖啡饮品从研磨、萃取、调饮到出杯、入柜，全部由机器人独立完成。
近日一个下午，这家位于北京城区的咖啡店内挤满白领顾客，先进技术正迅速成为他们日常生活的一部分。顾客通过自助点单系统下单，随后，一台机器人在弧形透明玻璃围起来的空间内开始忙碌。它身着卫衣、戴着项链、鸭舌帽和耳机，散发出嘻哈DJ气息。但它无疑是机器人：只有躯干和两条手臂，动作带有机械感。它将饮品放入取餐柜，顾客输入取件码领取饮品。
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26岁的米娅·李看到有关报道后感觉好奇，专程来到这家机器人咖啡店。她说：“我刚才观察了一下，它的制作速度还相对较慢。但只要能加快流程，对像我们这样的上班族来说就是很棒的发展方向”。
北京市城区还有一家名为AGI Bar的酒吧，店名源自“通用人工智能”这一前沿理念。该酒吧坐落于中关村，这片类似硅谷的区域是中国众多科技巨头和初创企业所在地。自去年夏天开业以来，这家酒吧就成为AI开发者、学生和投资者的聚集地，他们为中国在AI领域的迅猛进展而备受鼓舞。
酒吧墙壁上装饰着中国AI领域主要参与者的标识。顾客到店消费并连接店内Wi-Fi 后，即可获得DeepSeek V4 Flash API免费使用权限。顾客可在这里坐上几个小时，将有关词元用于自己的项目或尝试使用最新AI模型。
但对于在附近工作的许多AI专业人士而言，该酒吧的更大吸引力在于能与业内同行保持联系。AI是这里对话的主题，顾客们谈论着最新AI突破以及未来发展方向。酒吧的招牌饮品是一款标准杯售价9.9元人民币且大多为泡沫的啤酒，带有自嘲意味以回应外界批评AI热潮华而不实。酒吧的创办者表示，他正使用AI智能体来实现酒吧的大部分管理运营，还计划使用人形机器人以进一步降低人力成本。
尽管AI领域充满不确定性，但AI从业者崔先生表示，中国公众对这一技术的态度非常积极，“中国公众早已接受这种观念：随着社会快速发展，每个人都需要与时俱进。从上世纪80年代以来，我们见证了一波又一波技术变革。人们自然而然地相信前进才是正确方向，我们不想被时代落下”。（作者Dawn Liu、詹妮弗·杰特等，丁玎译）
On September 5th, NBC reported that in China, buying drinks is rewarded with artificial intelligence (AI) tokens, and coffee orders are completely completed by robots. Subtitle: As China and the United States compete in the global cutting-edge technology field, advanced technology is rapidly integrating into the daily lives of white-collar workers in China. In the most popular newly opened Seven Fresh coffee shop in the Chinese capital, there is neither a cashier nor a human barista. The store opened by Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com last month was dubbed by the media as the "world's first 24-hour intelligent unmanned coffee shop", where all coffee drinks are independently processed by robots from grinding, extraction, blending to cup dispensing and cabinet loading.
On a recent afternoon, this coffee shop located in the urban area of Beijing was crowded with white-collar customers, and advanced technology is rapidly becoming a part of their daily lives. Customers place orders through the self-service ordering system, and then a robot begins to work in the space enclosed by curved transparent glass. It is wearing a hoodie, necklace, duckbill cap, and headphones, exuding a hip-hop DJ vibe. But it is undoubtedly a robot: with only a torso and two arms, its movements have a mechanical feel. It puts the drinks into the dining cabinet, and customers enter the pickup code to collect the drinks.
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26 year old Mia Li felt curious after seeing the report and came to this robot coffee shop specifically. She said, 'I just observed that its production speed is relatively slow. But as long as it can speed up the process, it is a great development direction for office workers like us.'.
There is also a bar called AGI Bar in the urban area of Beijing, named after the cutting-edge concept of "General Artificial Intelligence". The bar is located in Zhongguancun, a Silicon Valley like area that is home to many Chinese tech giants and startups. Since its opening last summer, this bar has become a gathering place for AI developers, students, and investors, who have been inspired by China's rapid progress in the AI field.
The walls of the bar are decorated with logos of the main participants in China's AI field. Customers can obtain free access to the DeepSeek V4 Flash API by making purchases at the store and connecting to the in store Wi Fi. Customers can sit here for a few hours, using relevant keywords for their own projects or trying out the latest AI models.
But for many AI professionals working nearby, the greater appeal of this bar lies in the ability to stay connected with industry peers. AI is the topic of conversation here, with customers discussing the latest breakthroughs in AI and future development directions. The bar's signature drink is a standard cup of beer with a price of 9.9 yuan and most of it is foam, which has a sense of self mockery in response to the criticism of AI upsurge. The founder of the bar stated that he is using AI intelligent agents to achieve most of the management and operation of the bar, and also plans to use humanoid robots to further reduce labor costs.
Despite the uncertainty in the AI field, AI practitioner Mr. Cui stated that the Chinese public has a very positive attitude towards this technology. "The Chinese public has long accepted this concept: with the rapid development of society, everyone needs to keep up with the times. Since the 1980s, we have witnessed wave after wave of technological changes. People naturally believe that moving forward is the right direction, and we do not want to be left behind by the times. (Authors Dawn Liu, Jennifer Jeter, etc., translated by Ding Ting)