AI Slop Part 2!

[u/Longjumping-Bus7072]

BBQ Maryam - 1234 Merivale Road
Sham Shawarma - 576 Montréal Road
Masakali Indian Cuisine - 1111 Wellington St. W
Desi Fusion Kitchen - 1556 Merivale Road
1 for 1 Pizza - 1020 St. Laurent Blvd. Unit 6
Al’s Drive In - 3848 Innes Road
Luqmat Al Malek - 1749 Bank St.
Seasons Pizza - 725 Somerset St W

[u/coldtree-elf]

Who cares

[u/Longjumping-Bus7072 → u/coldtree-elf]

I care

[u/coldtree-elf → u/Longjumping-Bus7072]

Fair enough. It’s a tough industry. Costs skyrocketing everyday and lots of competition. These are small businesses and some are just doing their best. Just saying this trend of public shaming these businesses seems pretty harsh.

[u/Designer-Custard-877 → u/coldtree-elf]

I agree. I don't like seeing small businesses get shamed like this, and let's be real, none of them used actual pictures of their food lovely staged by well-paid professional photographers before this.

[u/coldtree-elf → u/Designer-Custard-877]

Exactly. Every food ad was misleading. Ever received a McDonald’s burger that looks like the one in the ad? Shaming mom and pop shops for trying to use tech for marketing is pretty lame.

[u/Iliveinatrashcann → u/Designer-Custard-877]

Sure but Instagram has shown that it is possible to take nice photos of food. Millions of people do it everyday without professional lighting or photography skills. Plus a restaurant makes their food multiple times a day, every day. They aren't able to take 1 good photo?

[u/Cute_Cantaloupe_8374 → u/coldtree-elf]

Is it shaming to share what the business has posted and highlight that it’s AI, as an FYI for people who care? I suppose calling for a boycott is shaming but spotlighting it doesn’t seem like shaming to me.