Consumers are increasingly encountering AI-generated images on food menus such as leathery meat and bread resembling reptile skin

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Consumers are increasingly encountering AI-generated images on food menus such as leathery meat and bread resembling reptile skin

  • WhatDoYouMeanPodcast [comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    19 hours ago

    “We decided we would design something that was eye-catching,” he said, declining to give his name for publication. “Restaurant people are trying to be cost-effective.”

    I have yet to see a reason why you can’t just take a smart phone picture. They weren’t even trying to do some fucking appeal to investors; it’s a fuckin restaurant. Don’t overthink it. Maybe Photoshop, maybe AI and get it Instagram ready. But people like food I doubt the marketing team fussing with it is going to drive enough profit to justify the time spent

    • StillNoLeftLeft [none/use name, she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
      3·
      13 hours ago

      Yeah really. I used to sell sourdough bread in a small farmers market type thing and as I had no money I did all the beautiful bread pics and stuff on my cheap smartphone, the IG and website and whatever. It all looked very good and really you take the pics as you make the things, it isn’t that complicated.