{
  "id": 18256364,
  "title": "Gastronomy: Is AI ruining our appetite?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/gastronomie-verdirbt-uns-die-ki-den-appetit",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-05T05:00:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/technik/it-internet/gastronomie-verdirbt-uns-die-ki-den-appetit/100267467.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Some restaurants and cafes in Germany are using artificial intelligence (KI) to generate images of their food for menus and advertisements. However, users on social media platforms like Instagram have expressed dissatisfaction with these images, describing them as unnatural and like \"Einheitsbrei\" (a uniform, mass-produced product). A study published in the journal \"Nature\" found that people perceive KI-generated food images as less realistic and less appetizing than real photos. The German Hotel and Restaurant Association (Dehoga) notes that KI can be a cost-effective and efficient way for small businesses to create menu images, but acknowledges that authenticity is crucial in the gastronomic industry.",
  "summary": "Some restaurants like to use artificial intelligence for their menus. However, some of the images appear more off-putting than really appealing. What's behind it?",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}