The Verge
Why AI food looks like that
Friday, September 4, 2026
AI-generated images used by restaurants, cafes, and brands to promote food products often contain visual distortions, including malformed shapes, unusual textures, and anatomically impossible structures in dishes and ingredients. Common issues in these images include distorted pastries, noodles with inconsistent shapes, and misaligned food components. The prevalence of these defects reflects current limitations in AI image generation technology when applied to complex, detailed food subjects.
