From images of food to recipes, honestly mostly in the AI slop category * I’m neither “pro-AI” nor “anti-AI.” I’ve been blocked for being perceived as both. —Actually, I’m honestly more anti-AI than pro-AI thus far, aside from specialized models and specific use cases, but I’m willing to consider information that’s new to me
Just Eat apologizes after AI turns food into literal potato jackets, tiger cubs & bacon soda - Dexerto
Just Eat has apologized after AI off the rails generating photos of food, creating jackets covered in potatoes and bowls of tiger cubs.

Why restaurants are facing backlash for fake food pictures | CNN
Generative AI is being used to advertise food around the world to the disdain of many beholders. But there are real reasons why consumers are repelled by the sometimes bizarre-looking meals.

The Unique Horrors of A.I. Food Slop
Why does it feel so unsettling when restaurants use generative A.I. to create their menus and promotional materials?

Is That Restaurant’s AI Slop False Advertising?
It’s lazy, cheap, and misleading — but did your local diner break any laws by posting that altered image of that uncanny burger? Ravenous speaks with Truth In Advertising for answers.

For AI Food Slop, Gross Is in the Eye of the Beholder
AI food imagery would still be a problem even if it didn't look horrifying.

Hello Local Business, Your AI Ads Are Costing You Customers
'Even if this was a genre popularised by human artists, it would still look like shit'

Why this diner (and other local businesses) are filling your feed with AI slop
Daisy's in Park Slope has leaned hard on AI, saying it's a necessary tool to stay competitive.

One of my buddies is a professional chef and was grousing about how his boss keeps doing AI instead of taking photos for his dishes and it's frankly *more expensive* than a photographer because of the amount of manhours it takes him to tell her that the images are both wrong and look like shit.
Faine Greenwood
it really is amazing how gross this house AI slop style makes food look.