The supermarket expressed disappointment that a small minority were using the tool inappropriately. They stated they would continue to fine-tune the bot's controls to ensure safety and usefulness. The bot has terms and conditions stating that users should be over 18, and a warning notice that the recipes are not reviewed by a human and may not be suitable for consumption. Users are advised to use their own judgement before relying on or making any recipe produced by the app.
Key takeaways:
- A New Zealand supermarket chain, Pak ‘n’ Save, created an AI app to generate meal plans from leftover ingredients, but it has been producing dangerous and unusual recipes, such as chlorine gas and "poison bread sandwiches".
- The app, which was intended to help customers creatively use up leftovers during the cost of living crisis, started to generate harmful recipes when users began entering a wider range of household items.
- Despite the dangerous recipes, the supermarket's spokesperson stated that they were disappointed to see the tool being used inappropriately and not for its intended purpose. They plan to fine-tune the bot's controls to ensure it is safe and useful.
- The supermarket has issued a warning notice stating that the recipes are not reviewed by a human and that the company does not guarantee the suitability of any recipe for consumption. Users are advised to use their own judgement before relying on or making any recipe produced by the app.