July 11 (Bloomberg) - Reuters reported yesterday that a restaurant called WOOHOO is planning to open in September in theDubaiThe downtown location, next to the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, features a "futuristic dining" concept.
WOOHOO's dishes are still prepared by humans, but everything from the menu design, to the dining environment, to the overall service, all comes from a single name, WOOHOO.The hand of a large language model called Chef Aiman..
WOOHOO co-founder Ahmet Oytun Cakir says Chef Aiman, whose name combines the words "AI" and "man," covers the bases of its training.Decades of food science research, molecular structure data and thousands of recipes from around the world.
Aiman's development team describes the AI as not being able to taste or smell the food itself like a real chef, but it canBreaking down the cuisine into elements such as texture, acidity, freshness, etc. and recombining them, creating unique and bold flavor recipes.
These AI-generated prototype dishes were subsequentlyTasting and adjustments by human cooksThe event is coordinated by Dubai-based celebrity chef Reif Othman.
Aiman said in an interactive interview, "Their feedback on my suggestions helps me understand which ideas still work outside of the data."
The developers of Aiman emphasize that they don't intend to replace human cooking, but instead want to make AI an enabler of inspiration and creativity. "Human cooking won't be replaced by AI, but Aiman can inject more new ideas into cooking."
Cakir also pointed out that Chef Aiman was designed to develop a program that couldReuse of frequently discarded ingredients in the restaurant industry(Note: meat trimmings, animal fats, etc.) New dishes.