Chatgpt can be used in sensory evaluation of food, especially brownies, according to a study, offers those insights that can streamlined the development of new products, and possibly increase dishes. Researchers at Urbana-Shampain at the University of Illinois in the US saw 15 brownie dishes, from standard component lists to abnormal combinations, including food worm powder and fish oil.
The study author Damir Torico, Assistant Professor in the Department of Food Sciences and Human Nutrition, provided a chatgpt with recipe and asked AI to describe the sensory characteristics of each brownie, including taste, texture and overall bliss. Torrico then classified the subjects of Chatgpt’s reactions to determine whether they were positive, negative or neutral.
“Sometimes, relying on human examiners can slow the process, especially when many product prototypes are required to be evaluated simultaneously. Sensory panels require time and careful coordination, and in some cases, some ingredients may not have food-grades, which makes them unsuitable to taste,” Torico said in a panties published in a journ. Foods,
This is why large language models such as Chatgpt are considered for sensory evaluation. It is possible to create models that can repeat some human reactions.
Surprisingly, Chatgpt’s reactions were highly positive, even for dishes that contained unusual materials.
This positivity aligns psychological phenomena with “headonic inequality” with scientists.
“Headonic asymmetry” is the idea that people (and apparently AI) describe things that are beneficial for them in more positive words. Food plays a role in keeping us complete and giving us energy, Toricko explained, which responded to humans in a positive way.
In an attempt to do human work in the attempt of chat, it seemed to display this behavior. “The chatter was always trying to see the good side of things,” Torico said.
“Using AI can give the general insight to what products can be considered for further testing, and which products should not be placed through that long process,” Torico said. “I could see that Chatgpt is developing for sensory evaluation to help the industry.”
Looking forward, he is planning to refine the experiment, trained Chatgpt to respond with a vocabulary that is similar to a human descriptive panel.
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