Uncanny and unappetizing: appetites spoil as AI images take over food menus
TL;DR
Consumers are increasingly encountering AI-generated images on food menus such as leathery meat and bread resembling reptile skin During a recent lunch break, Jill Sennett saw something so unappetizing she had to share it with her 26,000 X followers: Artificial intelligence-generated menu images from a Jamaican barbecue pop-up restaurant in which the meats looked like leather belts crawling with tiny beetles. The images were reshared by more than 500 people who similarly expressed their disgust.
Nauti's Take
The advantage for small restaurants is obvious: menu images that look professional without a photo shoot, for a few dollars instead of several hundred. The problem is that generic models do not understand food and produce textures that push guests away.
Anyone using AI images should fine tune on real plates or at minimum review every output, otherwise the saving costs revenue.
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