NYT Cooking tests AI recipe changes on iOS
Original title: The NYT Cooking app is testing AI recipe modifications
The optional tool suggests substitutions, scales servings and adapts equipment, and customized recipes stay private.
The New York Times is testing an AI feature in the NYT Cooking app that recommends ingredient and equipment substitutions, scales recipes to any number of servings, and adjusts steps for different pans and tools. Senior editor Genevieve Ko said customized recipes are private and cannot be published or shared. It is available to all Cooking subscribers on iOS and will roll out more broadly soon. Some readers objected over environmental impact and user experience; Ko said it cannot be disabled but is optional to use.
- The feature is on the iOS app for all Cooking subscribers, with a wider release planned soon.
- An example swaps kale for baby spinach and moves when it is added.
- Ko said there is no way to turn the feature off.
- Comments stayed open four days, then closed as standard practice, spokesperson Jordan Cohen said.
- Two years ago AI converted imperial volumes to metric weights; last year it halved or doubled servings.
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The AI tool provides recommendations and adjusts the recipe accordingly. | Image: The New York Times The New York Times is testing a new AI feature for its Cooking app that helps users to modify recipes, and it's sparked some drama among users.
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