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In a scenario the Terminator franchise didnt see coming, artificial intelligence has been used to invent posh pizza toppings by students in the US.
The project by Massachusetts Institute of Technology students aimed to prove robots could be a force for good by teaching an AI, named Strono, hundreds of pizza recipes.
Strono then used what it had learned to generate new topping ideas — which range from the inspired to completely off the wall.
The doughy ideas were then baked into reality by chef Tony Naser who owns artisan restaurant Crush Pizza in Boston.
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UNIQUE: Tony prepares a first-of-its-kind blueberry, spinach and feta pizza (Pic: YOUTUBE / HOW TO GENERATE ALMOST ANYTHING)
“In this project, we playfully wanted to show to the public that we don't have to fear from the AI”
Post-grad student Pinar Yanardag
One mysterious recipe was “wale walnut ranch dressing”; another best left alone was “snipped caramel cream cheese”.
But one pizza recipe was actually so good Tony decided to introduce it to the menu: shrimp, Italian sausage and jam.
"We didn't really see it coming but it was definitely the BEST pizza of all," the team said in a blog post on Medium.
"After the tasting, Tony also decided to put some arugula on top which really elevated the taste as well (human-AI collaboration, yay!)."
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HARD KNOCK LIFE: Pinar Yanardag tastes the winning shrimp, jam and Italian sausage pizza (Pic: YOUTUBE / HOW TO GENERATE ALMOST ANYTHING)
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WINNER: The delicious shrimp, Italian sausage and jam pizza (Pic: YOUTUBE / HOW TO GENERATE ALMOST ANYTHING)
The students said they were inspired by news stories about how robots are having a negative impact on humanity by taking away jobs.
"Everyday, we started to see more news about how machines are becoming better at human jobs, which makes people worried that AI will ultimately lead to mass unemployment by replacing them,” post-grad Pinar Yanardag told CNBC Make It.
"In this project, we playfully wanted to show to the public that we don't have to fear from the AI, but rather, we can work together with AI to achieve the most creative and productive outcomes.
"AI is here to help us — in anything from pizza-making to fashion design — not to replace us.”
The team gave special thanks to Tony and Strono for taking part in what they are calling a human-AI collaboration.
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