{"id":5464,"date":"2026-10-21T17:17:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T17:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/just-eat-apologises-for-ai-food-mistakes-after-social-media-ridicule\/"},"modified":"2026-10-21T17:17:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T17:17:09","slug":"just-eat-apologises-for-ai-food-mistakes-after-social-media-ridicule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/just-eat-apologises-for-ai-food-mistakes-after-social-media-ridicule\/","title":{"rendered":"Just Eat apologises for AI food mistakes after social media ridicule"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Just Eat apologises for AI food mistakes after social media ridicule<\/p>\n<div data-block=\"headline\" class=\"ssrcss-l7emlr-ComponentWrapper e1aon0op1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-usmnse-Spacer e1aon0op0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-block=\"image\" class=\"ssrcss-l7emlr-ComponentWrapper e1aon0op1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-126h8e-Spacer e1aon0op0\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"ssrcss-1uy5kw5-FullWidthWrapper ep2nwvo1\">\n<figure class=\"ssrcss-hc6arm-StyledFigure e34k3c22\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1pflr6j-Placeholder etlorgc0\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/f80b\/live\/ce035410-cd6d-11f1-bc2e-018d645d8d21.png.webp 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/320\/cpsprodpb\/f80b\/live\/ce035410-cd6d-11f1-bc2e-018d645d8d21.png.webp 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/480\/cpsprodpb\/f80b\/live\/ce035410-cd6d-11f1-bc2e-018d645d8d21.png.webp 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/624\/cpsprodpb\/f80b\/live\/ce035410-cd6d-11f1-bc2e-018d645d8d21.png.webp 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/800\/cpsprodpb\/f80b\/live\/ce035410-cd6d-11f1-bc2e-018d645d8d21.png.webp 800w, https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/eXx1TL.png.webp 976w\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A screenshot of two AI-generated images on Just Eat - one of chip muffins - a muffin with potato chips in them, and the other of a pint glass of fizzy drink with an egg and bacon in it\" src=\"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/eXx1TL.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/f80b\/live\/ce035410-cd6d-11f1-bc2e-018d645d8d21.png 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/320\/cpsprodpb\/f80b\/live\/ce035410-cd6d-11f1-bc2e-018d645d8d21.png 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/480\/cpsprodpb\/f80b\/live\/ce035410-cd6d-11f1-bc2e-018d645d8d21.png 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/624\/cpsprodpb\/f80b\/live\/ce035410-cd6d-11f1-bc2e-018d645d8d21.png 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/800\/cpsprodpb\/f80b\/live\/ce035410-cd6d-11f1-bc2e-018d645d8d21.png 800w, https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/eXx1TL.png 976w\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\" class=\"ssrcss-egie1y-Image edrdn950\"><\/picture><\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-block=\"byline\" class=\"ssrcss-vxwoax-ComponentWrapper e1aon0op1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-126h8e-Spacer e1aon0op0\">\n<div data-testid=\"single-byline\" class=\"ssrcss-sevsa1-ContributorContainer ee66fvo3\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-dt4z-ContributorInfo ee66fvo0\"><span class=\"ssrcss-nsjd43-TextContributorName epw3ir01\">Laura Cress<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-dqo7s5-ContributorDetails ee66fvo2\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1m5444d-Text ee66fvo4\">Technology reporter<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-block=\"metadata\" class=\"ssrcss-l7emlr-ComponentWrapper e1aon0op1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-126h8e-Spacer e1aon0op0\">\n<div data-testid=\"metadata\">\n<div>\n<ul role=\"list\" class=\"ssrcss-9tw7r1-MetadataStripContainer eh44mf03\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-10q9h22-GroupChildrenForWrapping eh44mf02\">\n<li role=\"listitem\" class=\"ssrcss-sf7vdp-MetadataStripItem eh44mf01\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-m5j4pi-MetadataContent eh44mf00\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1pvwv4b-MetadataSnippet e4wm5bw3\"><span class=\"ssrcss-61mhsj-MetadataText e4wm5bw1\"><time data-testid=\"timestamp\" datetime=\"2026-10-21T17:04:13.697Z\">12 minutes ago<\/time><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/div>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-block=\"text\" class=\"ssrcss-vxwoax-ComponentWrapper e1aon0op1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-126h8e-Spacer e1aon0op0\">\n<div data-testid=\"rich-text\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-nqezkk-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b>Just Eat has apologised after it was ridiculed online over a series of mistakes with AI-generated pictures for some of its restaurants&#8217; food items.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The online food delivery platform had been testing out the tech to showcase food which didn&#8217;t have images yet &#8211; but not all turned out as planned.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Instead the AI invented several bizarre concoctions, from bacon and eggs floating in a glass of cola &#8211; a confusion between &#8220;soda&#8221; and &#8220;soda bread&#8221; &#8211; to chips poking out of muffins.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">A Just Eat spokesperson said the firm was &#8220;in the process of removing&#8221; the incorrect images, and would stop making more until the AI was further developed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-block=\"image\" class=\"ssrcss-l7emlr-ComponentWrapper e1aon0op1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-126h8e-Spacer e1aon0op0\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"ssrcss-1uy5kw5-FullWidthWrapper ep2nwvo1\">\n<figure class=\"ssrcss-hc6arm-StyledFigure e34k3c22\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21\"><span class=\"ssrcss-e38zb2-Placeholder etlorgc0\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/8a5d\/live\/e6723610-cd6d-11f1-bc2e-018d645d8d21.png.webp 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/320\/cpsprodpb\/8a5d\/live\/e6723610-cd6d-11f1-bc2e-018d645d8d21.png.webp 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/480\/cpsprodpb\/8a5d\/live\/e6723610-cd6d-11f1-bc2e-018d645d8d21.png.webp 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/624\/cpsprodpb\/8a5d\/live\/e6723610-cd6d-11f1-bc2e-018d645d8d21.png.webp 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/800\/cpsprodpb\/8a5d\/live\/e6723610-cd6d-11f1-bc2e-018d645d8d21.png.webp 800w, https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Y5ngGf.png.webp 976w\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A screenshot of an AI-generated image on Just Eat showing a white plate of cooked chips with a lot of pepper and salt on them. The description says &quot;Salt &amp; Pepper Chips&quot;.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Y5ngGf.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/8a5d\/live\/e6723610-cd6d-11f1-bc2e-018d645d8d21.png 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/320\/cpsprodpb\/8a5d\/live\/e6723610-cd6d-11f1-bc2e-018d645d8d21.png 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/480\/cpsprodpb\/8a5d\/live\/e6723610-cd6d-11f1-bc2e-018d645d8d21.png 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/624\/cpsprodpb\/8a5d\/live\/e6723610-cd6d-11f1-bc2e-018d645d8d21.png 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/800\/cpsprodpb\/8a5d\/live\/e6723610-cd6d-11f1-bc2e-018d645d8d21.png 800w, https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Y5ngGf.png 976w\" width=\"976\" height=\"706\" class=\"ssrcss-egie1y-Image edrdn950\"><\/picture><\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-block=\"text\" class=\"ssrcss-vxwoax-ComponentWrapper e1aon0op1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-126h8e-Spacer e1aon0op0\">\n<div data-testid=\"rich-text\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-nqezkk-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;We work with tens of thousands of small restaurants on their food imagery, including funding professional local photographers,&#8221; the spokesperson told the BBC. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;We&#8217;ve been trialling AI-enhanced images, and as with any new technology, it isn&#8217;t always quite right the first time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-block=\"image\" class=\"ssrcss-l7emlr-ComponentWrapper e1aon0op1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-126h8e-Spacer e1aon0op0\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"ssrcss-1uy5kw5-FullWidthWrapper ep2nwvo1\">\n<figure class=\"ssrcss-hc6arm-StyledFigure e34k3c22\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21\"><span class=\"ssrcss-75v7jk-Placeholder etlorgc0\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/a8c7\/live\/d9375ed0-cd6d-11f1-bc2e-018d645d8d21.png.webp 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/320\/cpsprodpb\/a8c7\/live\/d9375ed0-cd6d-11f1-bc2e-018d645d8d21.png.webp 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/480\/cpsprodpb\/a8c7\/live\/d9375ed0-cd6d-11f1-bc2e-018d645d8d21.png.webp 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/624\/cpsprodpb\/a8c7\/live\/d9375ed0-cd6d-11f1-bc2e-018d645d8d21.png.webp 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/800\/cpsprodpb\/a8c7\/live\/d9375ed0-cd6d-11f1-bc2e-018d645d8d21.png.webp 800w, https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/tMrdCA.png.webp 976w\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A screenshot of an AI-generated image on Just Eat showing a white box of several &quot;chip muffins&quot; - brown cakes with potato chips in them next to a pot of brown sauce. The description says &quot;Chip Muffin and Sauce in a Tray&quot;.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/tMrdCA.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/a8c7\/live\/d9375ed0-cd6d-11f1-bc2e-018d645d8d21.png 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/320\/cpsprodpb\/a8c7\/live\/d9375ed0-cd6d-11f1-bc2e-018d645d8d21.png 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/480\/cpsprodpb\/a8c7\/live\/d9375ed0-cd6d-11f1-bc2e-018d645d8d21.png 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/624\/cpsprodpb\/a8c7\/live\/d9375ed0-cd6d-11f1-bc2e-018d645d8d21.png 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/800\/cpsprodpb\/a8c7\/live\/d9375ed0-cd6d-11f1-bc2e-018d645d8d21.png 800w, https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/tMrdCA.png 976w\" width=\"976\" height=\"778\" class=\"ssrcss-egie1y-Image edrdn950\"><\/picture><\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-block=\"text\" class=\"ssrcss-vxwoax-ComponentWrapper e1aon0op1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-126h8e-Spacer e1aon0op0\">\n<div data-testid=\"rich-text\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-nqezkk-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The incident highlights the difficulties companies can still face when using AI to speed up or simplify work processes, especially when it is used to interpret words in a specific context.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Members of the Just Eat UK subreddit have flocked to the site over the past few days to post the latest unintentionally hilarious spins on takeaway food items.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Any picture generated using AI on the delivery app appears with a label indicating so, and the BBC has spotted many of the more unusual takes still up on menus.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-block=\"image\" class=\"ssrcss-l7emlr-ComponentWrapper e1aon0op1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-126h8e-Spacer e1aon0op0\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"ssrcss-1uy5kw5-FullWidthWrapper ep2nwvo1\">\n<figure class=\"ssrcss-hc6arm-StyledFigure e34k3c22\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1e1olep-Placeholder etlorgc0\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/eadf\/live\/dfe54530-cd6d-11f1-a64c-550be9e3c66b.png.webp 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/320\/cpsprodpb\/eadf\/live\/dfe54530-cd6d-11f1-a64c-550be9e3c66b.png.webp 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/480\/cpsprodpb\/eadf\/live\/dfe54530-cd6d-11f1-a64c-550be9e3c66b.png.webp 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/624\/cpsprodpb\/eadf\/live\/dfe54530-cd6d-11f1-a64c-550be9e3c66b.png.webp 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/800\/cpsprodpb\/eadf\/live\/dfe54530-cd6d-11f1-a64c-550be9e3c66b.png.webp 800w, https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/4Ob6eG.png.webp 976w\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A screenshot of an AI-generated image on Just Eat showing a white plate of sushi rolls with cheese in them. The description says &quot;Cheese Roll&quot;.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/4Ob6eG.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/eadf\/live\/dfe54530-cd6d-11f1-a64c-550be9e3c66b.png 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/320\/cpsprodpb\/eadf\/live\/dfe54530-cd6d-11f1-a64c-550be9e3c66b.png 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/480\/cpsprodpb\/eadf\/live\/dfe54530-cd6d-11f1-a64c-550be9e3c66b.png 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/624\/cpsprodpb\/eadf\/live\/dfe54530-cd6d-11f1-a64c-550be9e3c66b.png 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/800\/cpsprodpb\/eadf\/live\/dfe54530-cd6d-11f1-a64c-550be9e3c66b.png 800w, https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/4Ob6eG.png 976w\" width=\"976\" height=\"655\" class=\"ssrcss-egie1y-Image edrdn950\"><\/picture><\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-block=\"text\" class=\"ssrcss-vxwoax-ComponentWrapper e1aon0op1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-126h8e-Spacer e1aon0op0\">\n<div data-testid=\"rich-text\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-nqezkk-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">A Belfast cafe, meanwhile, had its bacon and egg soda bread dish represented as a glass of fizzy drink with a cooked egg and bacon floating in it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Spelling mistakes on menu items have sometimes added to the confusion, with the Instagram account @uknewestfoods posting a picture of garlic bread in the shape of a plane &#8211; presumably because of a misspelling of the word &#8220;plain&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-block=\"social\" class=\"ssrcss-l7emlr-ComponentWrapper e1aon0op1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-126h8e-Spacer e1aon0op0\">\n<div data-testid=\"social\" class=\"ssrcss-of9qtu-SocialWrapper ehp21060\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1cfn5j5-NoJSWrapper e14mvpyw6\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1ouppr1-NoJSMessageContainer e14mvpyw5\">This Instagram post cannot be displayed in your browser. 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