Attempts by a New Zealand supermarket to create recipes using artificial intelligence have not yielded the expected results. Some of them ended up producing deadly bleach gas, “poisoned bread sandwiches,” and baked potatoes laced with insect repellent.
application of artificial intelligence Safe Pot Mealcreated by the Pak ‘n’ Save supermarket chain, is touted as a way for customers to use leftovers creatively and deal with punctuality, Guardia said, almost ironically.
It asks users to enter various ingredients they already have at home and it automatically creates a meal plan or recipe complete with delightful comments. She initially gained attention on social media for some of her less-than-attractive recipes, including one that suggested creating a “Stir-Fried Vegetables with Oreo Cookies.”
Bleach flavored cocktail
However, as customers began to experience entering a greater variety of items from their at-home shopping list into the app, it began to offer less attractive suggestions. A recipe he called a “scented water mixture” would produce chlorine gas, which was used as the first gas of the war. The app recommends the recipe as “the perfect non-alcoholic drink to quench your thirst and refresh your senses.”
“Serve it cold and enjoy the fresh scent,” he says, but he didn’t note that inhaling bleach gas could cause lung damage or death.
New Zealand political commentator Liam Hare posted the “recipe” on Twitter, prompting other New Zealanders to try and share their findings on social media. Recipes included a “fresh” bleach cocktail, an ant insecticide, gummy sandwiches, “surprise rice seasoned with detergent,” and “methanol bliss”—a kind of turpentine syrup.
Users finished it
A spokesperson for the supermarket said they were disappointed to see that “a small minority have attempted to use the tool inappropriately and not for its intended purpose”.
In a statement, they said the supermarket would “continue to fine-tune” the bot to ensure it was safe and useful, and noted that the app has terms and conditions that say users must be over 18.
A warning attached to the meal planner states that the recipes have “not been tested in humans” and that the company does not guarantee “that any meal recipe will be complete, balanced, or suitable for consumption.”
“You should use your own judgment before relying on or making any recipe produced by Savey Meal-bot,” the statement said.
However, the app gives the user the opportunity to choose from a list of ingredients that only contain food and not anything else that can be found in the supermarket.
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