Appalling AI menu pictures keep going viral. But what makes them so revolting?

Generative AI has quickly become prevalent in marketing, particularly in illustrations or videos, to the discomfort or disdain of many beholders. In the dining scene, whether at food trucks or bodegas, diners or cafes, the use of “AI slop menus,” as some TikTokers have dubbed them, can signify qualities people generally don’t want to associate with food: low quality, laziness or, well, slop.