AI Menu Imagery Sparks Appetite Debates as Restaurants Cut Costs
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AI-generated menu images are being used to cut costs, but diners view them as unappetizing and sometimes misleading, prompting backlash and debate over when AI imagery should be used; industry perspectives range from embracing AI for marketing and efficiency to urging invisible, authentic visuals, with research suggesting AI can subtly alter perceived food appeal and portions.
- Uncanny and unappetizing: appetites spoil as AI images take over food menus The Guardian
- The Unique Horrors of A.I. Food Slop The New Yorker
- Why restaurants are facing backlash for fake food pictures CNN
- Apparently ‘Photography Is All Fake Anyway’ PetaPixel
- Side of slop? Bizarre AI food images jump from online to IRL menus nbcnews.com
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