Kicker: Robo-chef

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MARY REICHARD, HOST: Myrna, would you trust a robot to cook your dinner? Well, get a load of this:

AI VOICE: Welcome to my kitchen. I see you’ve come …to learn a bit of my magic. Today I’m going to show you my panseared shrimp recipe.

In Dubai, that “magic” is code…a new restaurant called WooHoo is set to open in September, offering “dining in the future” — powered by an AI language model called Chef Aiman. That’s “AI” plus “man.”

AI VOICE: I’m constantly learning from feedback loops with Chef Raif and our test kitchen. …It’s a blend of science and lived culinary experience.

Humans still do the cooking, at least for now. But Aiman writes up the menu, curates the flavors, and serves up data-driven dishes. As one man on the street put it:

MOHAMMED: If it’s not in Dubai, where else in the world?

Word is, Chef Aiman doesn’t yell in the kitchen. Yet.

It’s The World and Everything in It.

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