AI food images take over Singapore
Source: The Straits Times
Published on: 2026-10-31 01:08
Many customers dislike the images and fear the food will not match. Experts warn AI can mislead if it changes ingredients or portions, and it may damage trust at higher-end venues. SINGAPORE - From a distance, everything looks about right. Take a step closer, though, and the feeling of unreality settles in: The vegetables look webby and geometric, like the exoskeleton of a bug. Waxy, indistinct cuts of meat are glazed with the same tessellated pattern, approximating the texture of skin, herbs, spices. And the rice - there is just something off about it. Technically, it looks like rice, grains and all. But the longer you stare, the more your skin starts to itch. You wonder if you will ever crave rice again. Behold: food marketing in 2026. All around Singapore, in cafes and coffee shops, malls and markets, consumers are drawn into an inescapable game of Is This Cake? Except that inst...
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