AI slop can ruin genuine recipes — and Thanksgiving

AI can offer impossible or unworkable recipes, so it's better to get your cooking guidance from expert pros instead of AI slop.
Always double check AI information — especially when it comes to what you eat. (Picture: Adobe)
Beware of AI generated recipes, Bloomberg writes.

This season is the first where AI use is prevalent, and while it might seem to offer easy guides, real recipe writers are sounding the alarm that AI slop is often just plain wrong — and sometimes also dangerous.

In practice, human expert recipe bloggers have seen their traffic drop from 40 to 80% on their Thanksgiving recipes — at a time when you should probably double check your information, and your common sense.

So, when Google’s AI overview tells you to bake a cake at three to four hours on 160°C, it is probably time to touch grass — or maybe the charcoal that would ensue.

Read more: Original reporting by Bloomberg, summary by Gizmodo.