China's Internet Gets a Diet Filter

A new "Healthy Lifestyle Filter" automatically edits all food content on the Chinese internet. Photos of greasy burgers are subtly altered to look like steamed buns. Sugary drinks are pixelated. Influencers who post about decadent meals find their captions rewritten to emphasize "moderation" and "nutritional balance." The AI even edits recipe blogs, replacing cups of sugar with fractions of a cup and adding steps for mandatory morning calisthenics. The goal is to combat obesity and promote socialist vitality. The unintended consequence is a nation of confused home cooks wondering why their cakes never turn out right and why every food video seems to end with a group exercise routine. The only thing not filtered is propaganda about record grain harvests, which now looks more delicious than anything else online. -- Bohiney Magazne bohiney.com