They didn't "teach an algorithm to taste". What a garbage title.
At most they designed an algorithm that correlates what people say about food to suggest other food. It has no idea what these things "taste" like.
We're focused on cooking and the science behind how it changes our food. Some chemistry, a little biology, whatever it takes to explore a critical aspect of everyday life.
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They didn't "teach an algorithm to taste". What a garbage title.
At most they designed an algorithm that correlates what people say about food to suggest other food. It has no idea what these things "taste" like.