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Austin’s weirdest restaurant doesn’t exist

Let’s dig into this so-called Austin restaurant created by AI.

ATXethos moo deng croissant ai

This croissant was created using AI — just look at the eyes.

Image via @ethos_atx

Cheeseburger bouquets, edible shoes, and Moo Deng croissants are all on the menu... but none of it is real.

If you’ve scrolled Instagram and seen a post from @ethos_atx — which has 74,000 followers and counting — you might not immediately notice anything amiss. The account claims to be an award-winning restaurant in Austin and the “home of unreal flavors.”

But the deeper you dive into the account, the weirder it gets. Some of the signs that this fake restaurant is created using artificial intelligence include:

Head over to the website and things get even stranger. Don’t believe us? Just try to make a reservation.

Why are they doing this? ATXtoday reached out to the team via a direct message and they sent back a GIF of Scrooge McDuck diving into money. Do with that what you will.

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