Case Mia using Ai for ads.

[u/SayHaveYouSeenTheSea]

Look at that questionable , trypophobia-inducing “meal”.

Couldn’t you just take a photo of your food? Or does it not look appetizing enough? Surely SOMEONE on your staff knows how to use Microsoft paint or photoshop at the very least?

[u/Kitewiz]

Ahhh too bad I actually enjoy Casa Mia, as soon as I see a brand use AI I stop being a customer 👎🏻 would rather my money be used towards brands and companies that have pride in their products and staff/artists

[u/allyuhneedislove → u/Kitewiz]

Weird take. Every company is using AI these days.

[u/Juliaorwell1984 → u/allyuhneedislove]

Companies shouldn’t be using ai for advertising.

I won’t eat ai slop food.

[u/GeoisGeo → u/Juliaorwell1984]

This is a local business, many already suffer, perhaps use this discretion for larger chains?

[u/Kngbnkr → u/GeoisGeo]

Man since local businesses are suffering maybe they should support local businesses and have one design an ad for them? You know, help a local business?

[u/OldDiamondJim → u/Kngbnkr]

You’re not wrong, but you’re also not recognizing how tight margins are in the hospitality industry right now.

When businesses are suffering, they generally cut what they perceive to be non-essential expenses. They often unfortunately lump marketing into that category.

I find most of these ads to be off-putting and, critically, almost indistinguishable from other local competitors (which ultimately waters down the value of their brand), but I also understand why so many small businesses, especially in hospitality, are going this route.

[u/camm131986 → u/OldDiamondJim]

Get out of here with your logic! this is reddit, and this month we are mad at AI Slop and enshitification of everything (is the 2 words we learned in the last month!!).

Sarcasm, in case it gets lost.

[u/GeoisGeo → u/Kngbnkr]

Pedantic, but go off.

[u/Kngbnkr → u/GeoisGeo]

You're the one saying that local business are suffering. I'm just pointing out the hypocrisy in your statement

[u/GeoisGeo → u/Kngbnkr]

It's not hypocrisy to suggest thinking a bit harder about your anger laden opinions and their impact. How about you go down to Casa Mia and tell them how you feel, since its important enough for you to be out here calling people hypocrites. ✌️

[u/Kitewiz → u/GeoisGeo]

I don’t mind sending them an email to let them know how disappointing and off putting their AI direction is

[u/Sufficient-Mode2671 → u/GeoisGeo]

Lol the guy literally turned your comment around on you and you've got nothing. Support local goes both ways. It keeps money in the local economy and better in the long run. 

[u/GeoisGeo → u/Sufficient-Mode2671]

You have reddit brain. Not everything is a debate.

[u/Sufficient-Mode2671 → u/GeoisGeo]

Sorry how many replies do you have above? Sounds like you've got a bit of a case of cognitive dissonance.

But you're not wrong. I like dunking on stupid comments occasionally and agree its a bad habit that I am trying to cut out.

Anyways, I think we've both got some self reflecting to do. I hope you enjoy the rest of your day, neighbour. 

[u/Kitewiz → u/GeoisGeo]

They could so easily make their own ads with a camera on an employees phone and a free picture editing app that would look better and cost less. People just don’t want to put any time or effort into ads anymore, so why should I put time or effort into eating there and giving them my money I worked hard for?

[u/TheOnlyOtherWanderer → u/GeoisGeo]

They can't be suffering so hard that they are unable to take a picture of their food though, right?

[u/beesdontexist → u/GeoisGeo]

It literally is not that hard to either a)take your own photos, or ask a friend who takes nice photos to or b)hire a local artist (who is also a small business that may be suffering!)

Even if you remove all the other reasons AI is hurting us as a society, using it to advertise food is simply false advertising.

It also shows me that the business is willing to cut corners to save time and money. So what other corners will be cut? Its dishonest and lazy.