Just Eat apologised for strange AI-generated food images
Just Eat has discontinued the release of the tool that generates menu images with artificial intelligence. The company has apologized because strange and incomprehensible descriptions appeared in some restaurant listings.
Just Eat has temporarily suspended the rollout of an artificial intelligence tool that generates images for restaurant menus. The reason was that the tool produced strange and nonsensical depictions for some restaurant listings. The company has apologized for this.
The matter concerns a tool that automatically generates menu images — the platform was testing it to visually enrich restaurant listings. Some of the results turned out to be far from expectations and did not accurately reflect the food.
A menu image directly influences a customer's choice; an inaccurate depiction, however, is attributed to the restaurant's reputation, not to the platform's experiment. In Azerbaijan as well, delivery platforms often produce menu photography using automated tools — such images should be checked against the actual appearance of the food before being published.