Whilst it may not be time to throw away our cookbooks and surrender full creative autonomy to AI recipe algorithms quite yet, there are some compelling arguments in favour of AI’s place in the kitchen, especially in the future. These see AI as an enabler, not a replacement for human chefs and their creativity. For AI researcher Bagler, a “chef will never be replaced by an AI. But a chef who does not use AI will definitely be replaced by a chef who uses AI.” He sees it as an aid to help boost creativity rather than replace it.
…There’s also undeniably some fun to be had from playing with these dish generators. They have a novelty to them, almost like spinning a food roulette wheel. But for many people, Belfrage included, cooking is about more than simply mixing ingredients together to create a meal. It is an outlet for our creativity, our heritage and personality.
And AI won’t ever take that away.
Read more:
Baxter, C. (2024, August 26). ‘It looks like cat food’: The grey goop dreamed up by artificial intelligence. BBC. https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240823-artificial-intelligence-wants-to-tell-you-what-to-cook-but-are-the-results-edible