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AI Is a Lousy Chef

Joe Ray

created: July 10, 2025, 11 a.m. | updated: July 12, 2025, 10:48 a.m.

As luck would have it, I was also trying out AI cooking platforms. That night, I plugged the prompt “recipe using brats and lots of sage” into an AI recipe generator and it gave me what it called “sage infused brats skillet with caramelized onions.” Ooh, that sounds nice, I thought. The platform I prompted is called DishGen, one of the few services that specializes in AI cooking. The recipe also calls for “2 tablespoons fresh sage leaves, chopped,” which comma lovers will appreciate, is confusing. Do you fold up those sage leaves and smash them into your tablespoon, then chop them?

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