There has been a lot of chatter about how ChatGPT and other similar AI tools might affect food bloggers, writers and recipe developers. I wanted to gauge your views on that matter.
Should we worry about our readers switching to these tools to look for recipes and meal ideas? Will they stop using our blogs and read our newsletters? Or will they still search on Google and go to their favourite bloggers and writers for inspiration?
What do you think? Will food writers and recipe developers become redundant? What can we do to stay relevant and useful?
I was taught "how" to think, not "what" to think. AI is not going to be able to replace the human interactions and senses (taste, smell, sight, hearing, etc. ) that are essential to developing unique and memorable recipes. Even if we are told that it has, I'm not buying it. Computers and data may be good for ideas, but there are limits in my opinion. I'm onboard for as long as you continue to develop and post your cooking. Thank you Irena.
I don’t think it’s possible for AI to replace food writers… It has taken me years to whittle down the wide choices of food writers online to a few trusted sources. These have become the places i automatically go when I want something delicious and I trust the recipe to work! I don’t see how AI could replicate the work of a dedicated food blogger, someone who cooks the recipe multiple times, provides notes for different situations, ingredients and diets and does all of that with a good writers style. I can’t speak for everyone but I won’t be trusting anything without a digestive system to tell me what to eat and how to cook it!
Not a fan of the AI or ChatgPT. Personal touch wins hands down. Algorithms etc, think they know your choices, but they really don't, so I would like to pick and choose my own rather than an AI tell me this suit my tastes. Please continue the wonderful blogs and newsletter with your human touches.
Here's a timely article about the accuracy of ChatGPT when asked to provide an answer regarding a nutritional plan. As the old adage goes, garbage in = garbage out. I believe that AI can indeed provide answers to what I am asking, but it can't provide an answer to what I was thinking about and meant to ask. If I ask for a baked bean recipe with turnip greens and red potatoes it might provide one, but it likely isn't what I was thinking about.
I have followed you for a long time, Irena and won't be changing anything. I love the personal connection that comes through your blog and newsletters. Your recipes have provided my family with some wonderful meals.
Having to register, then log in to GPT is arduous. Also, I do like the visuals of the photos of what the food will look like. Photos are a big plus for me. I might go to GPT as a novelty while using it for other unrelated tasks but am happy to go old skool for recipes w cookbooks, blogs, online content.
I'm not going anywhere; I love the blogs, interaction and wonderful recipes that clever cooks take the time to share. I rarely even look at my other cookbooks any more. Just please keep doing what you're doing so well.
Well, thank you, glad that you love using blogs for recipes. I am a bit the same, love cookbooks but rarely use them in comparison to going to my favourite bloggers.
I am not going anyway else either to look for recipes and cooking inspiration. I prefer the the personal touch and thoroughly enjoy reading your blog and newsletters. Thank you Irena. 😁
There will be some people who just want a recipe, any recipe, and AI will serve their purposes. So yeah, you might lose a few website impressions. AI might also steal your recipes (because that's how it works, and with art and other info too – it doesn't respect IP or copyright) and people might never realise it's your recipe. And these users won't care. ☹️
I think folks who follow bloggers aren't going to take that path, though. The people who subscribe to your newsletter, for example, are clearly interested in more. We're interested in YOU. We trust you and your recipes. We appreciate that you take the time to explain things, we trust that your recipes will work, we know your recipes will largely resonate with us and the way we like to eat, and we like that from time to time you'll share other bloggers' recipes that will also resonate.
Sent too soon. So I think as a blogger the trick is going to be to maximise that difference, to continue to value-add over and above what AI can do – noting that AI will be able to do more and more in time.
I think you're spot on with that. Getting across the human experience of the recipe is not something AI can do. I mean, it can steal and rewrite your copy but the user is well aware of what they're getting. I do hope the AI tool providers will incorporate some kind of attribution to the original sources.
Seems it'd be very complex to do that given AI draws from a vast number of resources. But there's definitely a need for regulation, and the Attorney-General's Department has indicated it will be arranging discussions with stakeholders this year to consider the implications of AI for copyright law. The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) is currently conducting a survey to inform their input into their advocacy to government. The survey is at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ASASurveyonAI if you are interested in having your say as an author! 🙂
I was taught "how" to think, not "what" to think. AI is not going to be able to replace the human interactions and senses (taste, smell, sight, hearing, etc. ) that are essential to developing unique and memorable recipes. Even if we are told that it has, I'm not buying it. Computers and data may be good for ideas, but there are limits in my opinion. I'm onboard for as long as you continue to develop and post your cooking. Thank you Irena.
And so I shall! Thanks
I don’t think it’s possible for AI to replace food writers… It has taken me years to whittle down the wide choices of food writers online to a few trusted sources. These have become the places i automatically go when I want something delicious and I trust the recipe to work! I don’t see how AI could replicate the work of a dedicated food blogger, someone who cooks the recipe multiple times, provides notes for different situations, ingredients and diets and does all of that with a good writers style. I can’t speak for everyone but I won’t be trusting anything without a digestive system to tell me what to eat and how to cook it!
Thanks for your thoughts :)
Not a fan of the AI or ChatgPT. Personal touch wins hands down. Algorithms etc, think they know your choices, but they really don't, so I would like to pick and choose my own rather than an AI tell me this suit my tastes. Please continue the wonderful blogs and newsletter with your human touches.
Here's a timely article about the accuracy of ChatGPT when asked to provide an answer regarding a nutritional plan. As the old adage goes, garbage in = garbage out. I believe that AI can indeed provide answers to what I am asking, but it can't provide an answer to what I was thinking about and meant to ask. If I ask for a baked bean recipe with turnip greens and red potatoes it might provide one, but it likely isn't what I was thinking about.
https://blog.myfitnesspal.com/can-chatgpt-give-solid-nutrition-advice/?%24web_only=true&utm_source=mfp&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=8am%20local%20time&%243p=e_braze_sp&_branch_match_id=995717671294209173&_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAA1XM0WrDMAyF4adJb4oTiLtSCmUUyl7DKI7riEm2sOWO7unnQm8Guvp0%2BDdVqedp4ucdNYVaBWgEkZEwfU9WPof5YOUS3FLgN7gquw65YMQE5Fqhy%2FYqDPY6zF%2F9Fspx%2FBfzmbt7SMZvoFHURHwEUzPhalLTgoo5GVgf6MMrYnvnYz78hMXlRM%2FB3rS0%2Fjk2ZVdzK31mb3yXN3FYsXGnwID0Rg8sgDF1PgHvKXugvSKHP8SpyQ%2FxAAAA
Oooh, thanks for sharing.
Personal touch can’t be replicated... use of video to support blog content is key for me
I have followed you for a long time, Irena and won't be changing anything. I love the personal connection that comes through your blog and newsletters. Your recipes have provided my family with some wonderful meals.
Thanks, Lisa. I will keep on cooking and sharing, that's for sure :)
Having to register, then log in to GPT is arduous. Also, I do like the visuals of the photos of what the food will look like. Photos are a big plus for me. I might go to GPT as a novelty while using it for other unrelated tasks but am happy to go old skool for recipes w cookbooks, blogs, online content.
I'm not going anywhere; I love the blogs, interaction and wonderful recipes that clever cooks take the time to share. I rarely even look at my other cookbooks any more. Just please keep doing what you're doing so well.
Well, thank you, glad that you love using blogs for recipes. I am a bit the same, love cookbooks but rarely use them in comparison to going to my favourite bloggers.
I agree with both comments below.
I am not going anyway else either to look for recipes and cooking inspiration. I prefer the the personal touch and thoroughly enjoy reading your blog and newsletters. Thank you Irena. 😁
Thank you, that's very kind.
There will be some people who just want a recipe, any recipe, and AI will serve their purposes. So yeah, you might lose a few website impressions. AI might also steal your recipes (because that's how it works, and with art and other info too – it doesn't respect IP or copyright) and people might never realise it's your recipe. And these users won't care. ☹️
I think folks who follow bloggers aren't going to take that path, though. The people who subscribe to your newsletter, for example, are clearly interested in more. We're interested in YOU. We trust you and your recipes. We appreciate that you take the time to explain things, we trust that your recipes will work, we know your recipes will largely resonate with us and the way we like to eat, and we like that from time to time you'll share other bloggers' recipes that will also resonate.
Well, this is my thinking, anyway!
Sent too soon. So I think as a blogger the trick is going to be to maximise that difference, to continue to value-add over and above what AI can do – noting that AI will be able to do more and more in time.
I hope you stick around!
I think you're spot on with that. Getting across the human experience of the recipe is not something AI can do. I mean, it can steal and rewrite your copy but the user is well aware of what they're getting. I do hope the AI tool providers will incorporate some kind of attribution to the original sources.
Seems it'd be very complex to do that given AI draws from a vast number of resources. But there's definitely a need for regulation, and the Attorney-General's Department has indicated it will be arranging discussions with stakeholders this year to consider the implications of AI for copyright law. The Australian Society of Authors (ASA) is currently conducting a survey to inform their input into their advocacy to government. The survey is at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ASASurveyonAI if you are interested in having your say as an author! 🙂