Thiel-backed Shinkei uses AI robots to spike fish brains so they taste better and last 3x longer
NathanpmYoung · x · 2026-11-09
Shinkei, dubbed the most absurd AI startup ever and backed by Peter Thiel, uses AI robots to modernize the centuries-old Japanese ike jime technique: spiking fish brains right after catch to prevent stress hormones and lactic acid from ruining the meat. The fish lasts up to 3x longer and dozens of Michelin-starred restaurants are lining up to buy. Reposted with a quip that fish are lucky suffocation makes them taste worse.
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