Why AI food looks like that

The Verge · 1 month ago · 15 ● 4 sources

Food brands are using AI-generated images to promote menu items, producing surreal and often unappetizing visuals (including clearly weird dishes). One notable concrete detail is the repeated mention of “holes” in the described burger image. As a result, the marketing imagery shifts from recognizable food photos to distorted, uncanny illustrations that can undermine audience trust and appetites, which the article treats as trivial but notable.