I asked ChatGPT for restaurant recommendations in Los Angeles

It was a short list that ignored a swath of cuisines and neighborhoods. No tacos, Chinese, Thai, Ethiopian, Vietnamese, Japanese or anything beyond sandwiches and fried chicken.
Jenn Harris • Los Angeles Times • April 24, 2023
When you think of the restaurants that best represent Los Angeles, which ones come to mind? With the world fixated on ChatGPT, the OpenAI-designed chatbot capable of writing term papers, music and everything in between, I thought I'd ask it where...
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