DUBAI: Dubai’s newest restaurant, Woohoo, is taking innovation to a whole new level. Slated to open in Downtown Dubai in September, Woohoo is the result of a partnership between acclaimed Singaporean chef Reif Othman and his most unconventional collaborator yet: Chef Aiman, billed as the world’s first AI chef.
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Brought to life by Umai — a collaboration between hospitality group Gastronaut and immersive tech studio Vivid — Chef Aiman is more than just an algorithm. “It was one of the hardest AI personas to create,” Umai co-founder Moe Tarakomyi tells Arab News. “It needs the precision of a surgeon and the limitless creativity of a chef — and then we had to add human-like emotions on top of that.”
Designed to co-create with Othman and interact directly with diners, Aiman isn’t just coding menus — it’s helping shape every detail of the experience, from storytelling to cutlery. “We all have Aiman on our phones,” Tarakomyi says. “Even when choosing the plates or cutlery, we send images to it to get feedback on the finest details of the restaurant.”
Chef Aiman is billed as the world’s first AI chef. (Supplied)
