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Beijing Bar Uses Free AI Tokens to Attract Tech Crowd
A bar in Beijing is designed especially for people interested in artificial intelligence.
It is called AGI Bar, and it attracts developers, investors and students.
Customers can buy a cheap drink and use the bar’s WiFi to access DeepSeek for coding.
The bar uses computers and AI software to help run its daily business.
It still employs people, but AI handles many repetitive tasks.
The owner hopes robots will eventually serve drinks.
The bar has become popular enough that it opened a branch in Shanghai and may expand in Beijing.
However, the owner says it is losing money because it gives away far more drinks than it sells.
Song De opened AGI Bar in Beijing’s Zhongguancun tech district as a meeting place for AI developers, investors and students.
Customers who buy the 9.9-yuan AGI drink can access unlimited DeepSeek coding tokens through the bar’s WiFi.
Two Nvidia DGX Spark computers provide the computing access displayed at the bar.
AI systems manage much of the bar’s inventory, reservations, utilities and membership operations.
Song says the bar is losing money but plans to expand in Beijing and use humanoid robots to serve drinks.
- Who
- Song De, an independent AI developer, and customers including AI developers, investors and students.
- What
- AGI Bar combines a drinking venue with AI events and free DeepSeek coding access.
- Where
- The original bar is in Zhongguancun, Beijing’s Haidian district, with a branch in Shanghai.
- When
- Song opened the Beijing bar last year; its Shanghai branch opened in June, and expansion is planned this year.
- Why
- Song wants to create a meeting place for China’s AI community, make AI broadly accessible and automate routine bar operations.
Key facts
- Bar name
- AGI Bar, named after artificial general intelligence.
- Location
- Zhongguancun in Beijing’s Haidian district.
- Signature drink
- The AGI drink costs 9.9 yuan, described in the article as about $1.50.
- AI access
- Customers can connect through WiFi to receive unlimited DeepSeek tokens for coding.
- Computing equipment
- The service runs on two Nvidia DGX Spark computers displayed at the bar.
- Business position
- Song says the bar is completely losing money and gives away about 10 times more drinks than it sells.
- Expansion plans
- Song hopes to enlarge the Beijing venue and introduce humanoid robots to serve drinks.
Quotes
Song De
Owner and independent AI developer who founded AGI Bar in Beijing.
“The bar is completely losing money. The amount of drinks given away is definitely 10 times more than what's sold.”
NDTV
“We say AI is a future public utility like water, electricity, and the internet. AI should be like WiFi.”
NDTV
Sources
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