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That's nothing that couldn't be done already with a database of recipes - and indeed there are quite a few tools out there that do exactly that.

Why you would insert the russian-roulette of statistically-generated randomness in what you ingest, is beyond me frankly.

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This is really the crux of the GenAI hype cycle for me. Other than code auto-completes, and cool one-off uses ("Generate me a picture of a clown on Mars!"), I'm yet to see much of a use-case.

At my work, we're trying to use GenAI to make a chatbot for internal info sharing/onboarding/etc. I am constantly asking myself how this will ever be better than a well-written company wiki/employee handbook with a search function.

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