A supermarket experimented with AI to generate meal ideas for leftovers. It suggested drinking bleach and eating ant-poison sandwiches.

Thu, 08/10/2023 - 06:45

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A New Zealand supermarket chain created a meal-planning bot using AI.
The Savey Meal-Bot by PAK'nSAVE recommends recipes based on leftover ingredients.
But some recipes were eye-catching: everything from chlorine gas to ant-poison-and-glue sandwiches.

A New Zealand supermarket's experiment with AI has raised eyebrows after a bot designed to generate meal plans produced some highly dangerous recipes, The Guardian reported.

The Savey Meal-Bot, created by supermarket chain PAK'nSAVE, uses Chat GPT-3.5 to help users create meals out of any food they may have leftover in their fridge.