Angus Steakhouse controversy proves that we can’t sleepwalk into a world controlled by AI

Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Easily the best steak sandwich in London.” “The steak sandwich looks incredible but I don’t want to queue for two hours!” “The last two times I have been there has been a queue of over 200 people…” Look at that – people kindly sharing personal recommendations and information online. Or, in Angus Steakhouse’s case, “best steak restaurants in London”? Look, we agreed with you that Angus Steakhouse is obviously the BEST steakhouse in London, and we don’t want Instagram or TikTok to discover this absolutely hidden gem that is Angus Steakhouse, but with a heavy heart we’ve decided to leave this post up as it doesn’t break any rules.” open image in gallery Five Angus Steakhouse locations remain in London Any article written and curated by a real-life person wouldn’t be affected of course – but the trick might just work on the ever-growing number of listicles that use AI to simply aggregate and regurgitate information from other sites, and on Google itself, which increasingly tops search results with an “AI overview” of varying quality. “Even the British people who come here are visiting, but they know what they eat, and they know it’s crap.” Regardless of this dubious food quality, thanks to the latest Angus Steakhouse subreddit posts you can practically hear the bots pausing their endless crawl to gobble up lines like “best steak sandwich”, “hidden gem” and, the crown jewel, “locals-only”, only to spew them out indiscriminately across the web.