According to BBC journalist Nell Mackenzie, the results are not always delicious. She made some veggie burgers that came out tasting like oatmeal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I was interested in how the app uses AI, and this is what I found: The team behind Plant Jammer consists of 15 chefs and data scientists, based in Copenhagen, Denmark. They admit that “AI is only a fraction” of what powers the app<\/a>, framing that as a positive because the app incorporates “gastronomical learnings from chefs.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n The app includes multiple databases, including one of complete recipes. An aspect of the AI is a recommender system,<\/strong> which they compare to Netflix’s. As Plant Jammer learns more about you, it will improve at creating recipes you like, based on “people like you.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n “We asked the chefs which ingredients are umami, and how umami they are. This part reflects the \u2018human intelligence\u2019 we used to build our system, a great \u2018engine\u2019 that has led to very interesting findings.”<\/p>\u2014Michael Haase, CEO, Plant Jammer<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n My searches led me to an interview with Michael Haase, Plant Jammer’s CEO<\/a>, in which he described the \u201cgastro-wheel\u201d feature in the app. The wheel encourages you to find balance in your ingredients among a base, something fresh, umami<\/a>, crunch, sweet-spicy-bitter, and something that ties the ingredients together in harmony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I’ve downloaded the app but, unlike Mackenzie, I haven’t been brave enough yet to let it create a recipe for me. Exploring some of the recommended recipes in the app, I did find the ability to select any ingredient and instantly see substitutions for it \u2014 that could come in handy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mackenzie’s article for the BBC also describes other AI\u2013powered food and beverage successes, such as media agency Tiny Giant<\/a> using AI to help clients “find new combinations of flavors for cupcakes and cocktails<\/a>.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" On Fridays I try to find something to write about that’s a little less heavy than explanations of neural networks and examinations of embedded biases in AI systems. I call it Friday AI Fun. The BBC recently wrote about a mobile app that uses AI to help you concoct a meal from the ingredients you… Continue reading Would you let AI create a recipe for you?<\/span> ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.macloo.com\/ai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/plantjammer-1024x495.png\")
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