Dinosaur tartare' and holograms: Dubai AI chef sparks awe and ire

A new Dubai restaurant is priding itself for having the world's "first AI chef", the latest ostentatious dive into new technology in a city obsessed with being on the cutting edge of the future. 

At the Woohoo restaurant, the brains behind the menu is not a person but an AI programme -- known as chef Aiman -- trained on thousands of recipes and decades of culinary research and molecular gastronomy.

Chef Aiman can also optimise menus and balance flavours, according to the establishment. The real work of preparing and serving the food, however, remains in human hands, for now. The restaurant has also created a social media buzz, with an Instagram account dedicated to the AI Chef that features chef Aiman's avatar in videos sharing tips and recipes.