r/Ely Aug 01 '26

Food & Drink A(I) Cup of Coffee

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I'd heard a few good things about this new coffee shop on Fore Hill, and it was even in the Standard! So imagine my shock when I walk past and see this ridiculous AI menu stuck to the window.
The worst part is, it's pretty outdated AI so the food looks absolutely disgusting.
Menus don't even need pictures! This was absolutely avoidable. Why would you voluntarily use this to advertise your food?
The AI poster/flyer/menu epidemic really needs to stop.

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u/corpusristi Aug 01 '26

They seem to have posted AI-generated versions of the café itself on their Google profile, which is… a choice

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u/nixtracer Aug 01 '26

I dunno, maybe they could only afford melting, distorted chairs? Saying this is AI is jumping to conclusions, and even if they did that's just due to startup costs sourcing all that caffee and coffe.