Starbucks and ChatGPT Offer a Glimpse Into Coffee’s Dystopian Future
The Pourover [Unofficial]
May 1, 2026
Chatbots telling us what we want. Robots making our coffee. Baristas reduced to smiling servers. If Starbucks and other brands get their way, this is the future: a frictionless, interactionless, lifeless coffee experience.
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