She was frustrated. AJ was disheartened. “I want people to come to our restaurant, but, like, why is this such a big deal that it influences people on such intense level,” Lyndsey Lozano said. “Like, is it really that horrific that you have to act on such a feeling?”

They’ve really catered AI slop to the mindless masses eh? Not even an iota of an idea of why people could possibly hate the usage of AI this intensely. Smh.

The AI food on the poster looks absolutely horrifying, especially that "slaw" and "pulled pork". Why would anyone think people would find that appetizing or draw anyone inside? Even if it didn't look fake like plastic toy food, people want to see photos of the actual food you are selling, not a bizarre "concept" of the food. Huge mistake but the fact that they still don't understand why people reacted negatively is not a good sign for their business.

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The poster was meant to be temporary, she said, as they’ve been busy caring for their three kids — all under the age of 5 — while opening the restaurant. They didn’t even have a sign yet.

OK, I get it, but you're still cooking the food. How hard is it to snap a few photos with a smartphone camera?

For now, they’ve strung LED lights in the window and stuck their pastry display in the middle for all to see Lyndsey’s homemade treats.

Now see that's what they should have done in the first place.

After reading the entire article, they seem like OK people who made a bad decision. Hopefully things work out.

Isn't that illegal, as in there are rules around food advertisements and the food must be "real" to some extent.

Food pictures are supposed to represent the food you offer. An AI image isn't the food the customer will be getting. It's straight up dishonest, and when you put it in the front window, you've lied to your customer before they've even walked in the door. Not a good start.

I've owned restaurants before, and I've always fought with partners and investors about having photos of the food on the walls. It never looks like the actual product, and it only causes customers to do comparisons, and in most cases, the actual product will look worse. You don't want your customers looking at perfectly good food, and thinking it's shitty because it doesn't look like the perfectly photographed product shot on the wall.

How difficult is it to snap an actual pic of the food you make???

Oh good Lord, those images looked creepy as hell. The pulled pork looked like it was covered with multi-colored maggots.

She was frustrated. AJ was disheartened. “I want people to come to our restaurant, but, like, why is this such a big deal that it influences people on such intense level,” Lyndsey Lozano said. “Like, is it really that horrific that you have to act on such a feeling?”

Yeah. Don't use the hell-lie machine. Easy.

We all hate AI, why is that so hard for people to understand? Don't use it, stop using it. If it's not for a niche scientific study for the betterment of mankind, then fucking do it yourself.

Perhaps the sudden loss of a neighborhood staple — Citrus Club was open for decades and frequented for its cheap noodles and creative cocktails — made it hard to win favor with the tight-knit community.

Really? That's the author's take on why people might not like the use of AI?

Who the shit looked at that and thought "yeah that'll push our product"?

There are AI menus everywhere in Spain. I fucking hate them. Nobody cares :(

Is it just me or does it look more like the graffiti says "scrub" rather than "seriously"?