NYT Cooking’s AI assistant saved my weeknight chicken, but almost ruined my cake
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TL;DR
- The NYT Cooking app now features an AI assistant for subscribers on iOS.
- The AI can suggest ingredient substitutions, scale recipes, and adapt to different cooking equipment.
- The assistant was trained on user comments and provides practical advice for recipe modifications.
- While generally helpful, the AI made an error in a baking recipe by providing incorrect butter quantities.
- The AI assistant is presented as a sous chef, not a head chef, requiring users to double-check its suggestions.
- The tool streamlines the process of finding recipe solutions compared to manually reading user comments.
- The AI is capable of understanding and rejecting inappropriate requests, such as substituting minced beef for ladyfingers in a trifle.