The explanation behind Foodora's strange photos – experimented with artificial intelligence | Sweden

Food company Foodora has been experimenting with AI-generated dish images for some time now This is sup He was the first to notice.

This applies to cases where restaurants do not have a photo.

It wasn't entirely successful. Rarely has a cheeseburger looked more disappointing.

The classic French and Belgian moule fries are described as wine-poached blue mussels with garlic, tomatoes, parsley and chilli – but in the AI ​​image it looks like someone took a handful of French fries, threw them on top of a raised kebab and then drizzled some ketchup on top.

The Beef Tenderloin Pasta is described as pasta served with beef tenderloin, red onions, forest mushrooms and a “divine pepper sauce.” But the picture shows a pasta dish.

The AI's interpretation of “baguette with meatballs” can speak for itself.

The images in question are marked as “reference image”.

– We ran some tests on AI-generated images on our platform and changed the incorrect ones, says Joanna Lindskog Lindell, Communications Director at Foodora in a comment to That's up.