Restaurants pledge to ditch AI-generated ads after viral backlash
Following widespread mockery of AI-generated restaurant marketing images—featuring distorted bread and pastries—many restaurant owners and chefs are now posting handwritten signs declaring they won't use AI for promotion. The trend, which began gaining traction after 404 Media reported on it, has spread to notable names like Nikko Cagalanan and L&B Spumoni Gardens, with posts earning hundreds of thousands of likes.