As I sit here, eating juicy dumplings made by a dedicated human chef, I ponder—and lament?—the role of AI in the food industry. In particular, I’m fretting about one small, healthy corner that AI is meddling in: cookbooks. AI-generated recipes and cookbooks are certainly not new, but they’re more popular than ever, and they’re better at imitating human authors than ever before. These AI cookbooks are clever, but they’re not perfect, and you should be able to decide whether or not they’re what you really want to buy. Fortunately, there are a few red flags to look out for.
Can AI beat me at cooking?
By the way, the dumplings came from East Wind Snack Shop. The human chef and owner, Chris Cheung, wrote a cookbook, Damn Good Chinese Food, and it's available here, along with a number of other fantastic cookbooks:
Damn delicious Chinese food: dumplings, spring rolls, bao buns, sesame noodles, roast duck, fried rice and more
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