In perfumery, we do not really have direct access to all our ingredients, because everything is based on the perfumer’s memory. His memory of ingredients, of what they smell, of their accords… The problem is, memory works by getting rid of unused information to better focus on what’s new, which is why we forget about things.

— Perfumer Calice Becker, talking about Givaudan's new AI system, Carto. Read more at “We aim to put artificial intelligence at the service of perfumers’ creativity,” Calice Becker, Givaudan at Premium Beauty News, or see Givaudan Fragrances launches ‘Carto’, its Artificial Intelligence powered tool to reinvent the way perfumers create at the Givaudan website.