Have you ever wished you could have a picture of every item on the menu of your favorite restaurant? A new AI Food Generator platform from food service tech startup Lunchbox and OpenAI’s DALL-E 2 generative AI image creator is making that dream a reality! In this blog post, we’ll discuss how this AI Food Generator is revolutionizing the restaurant industry, plus the ethical implications of using AI-generated images. Read on to learn more about how AI is transforming restaurant menus!
Generative Food AI
Images are an essential part of restaurant sales. Studies show that restaurants with photos see a 65% rise in sales on digital platforms and a 70% jump in orders. The AI Food Generator is perfect for restaurants that don’t have the budget for professional photography or for those with new items that need to quickly add photos to their online menus. All users have to do is type in a food item or example of food being eaten in the search bar, with optional background and art style choices. The AI Food Generator then produces a photo-realistic image of the food item. Lunchbox pays OpenAI a fee for every query submitted to the image generator.
Ethical Advertising Implications
Using AI-generated images could lead to ethical implications for companies using the tool. For example, DoorDash and its affiliate food ordering platforms require that images “properly represent the item.” The AI-generated image might look exactly like what a customer gets, but its origin could be a gray area. Lunchbox can’t track who is using the tool, but it has already produced nearly 200 million images since its Jan. 19 launch.
Future AI Products from Lunchbox
Lunchbox has plans for more AI products in the future, including dynamic menus that change what’s on the top of the list depending on the weather. With AI-powered tools like the AI Food Generator, Lunchbox is revolutionizing the restaurant industry and making it easier than ever for restaurants to get the photos they need to make their menus look great.
OpenAI’s text-to-image tool is a game-changer for the restaurant industry, and its implications are far-reaching. With the AI Food Generator, restaurants can now get the photos they need to make their menus look great, without the expense of professional photography. But it’s important to consider the ethical implications of using AI-generated images. We’ll be sure to keep an eye out for more AI products from Lunchbox in the future!