{
  "id": 9733111,
  "title": "AI 'slop' is dominating menus, as some restaurant owners turn to it to save time and money",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/ai-slop-is-dominating-menus-as-some-restaurant-owners-turn-to-it-to-9733111",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-25T08:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBC Canada",
    "slug": "cbc-canada",
    "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/ai-generated-restaurant-images-9.7356958"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Diners have taken to social media to share photos of overly-shiny sandwiches and circular shrimp, lamenting the suspected use of AI. But some in the restaurant business say it's helped them reduce costs and save time in a notoriously difficult industry.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "CBC Business",
        "title": "AI 'slop' is dominating menus, as some restaurant owners turn to it to save time and money",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/ai-slop-is-dominating-menus-as-some-restaurant-owners-turn-to-it-to",
        "published": "2026-09-25T08:00:00.000Z"
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  "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."
}