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>Here is where the AI robots could make a big difference Usually when someone says "AI will save the world because" it is followed by a bunch of naive hyperbol
by searine 3y ago
>Here is where the AI robots could make a big difference
Usually when someone says "AI will save the world because" it is followed by a bunch of naive hyperbole.
However, you are 100% right. A few robust robots with an AI to spot pests and poor nutrition could decimate input costs for a farm and solve several environmental issues in one go.
- snapcaster 3y agoWhat are you basing that on?
- searine 3y agoThe reason chemical pest control and broadly spraying fertilizer on the top of fields are a thing is that they have low labor costs. You'd get more efficacy if you walked the field and removed pests by hand or sprayed fertilizer only where you need it. It's the simple reason why a well-tended garden produces better produce than a corporate farm. There is simply more effort per plant in a garden. Tractors are currently too dumb to treat plants individually. They require plants to emerge, grow, harvest at the same time, and in the same way. Current modalities for pests/nutrition treat plants at the field level, not at the individual level. This creates lots of waste and externalities. If there were a robustly built robot smart enough to deal with plant issues in and individual way then there is a huge slice of efficiency that could be gained. A field with the productivity of a garden. People have been trying to create this for a decade now and the limiting factor is the software. Maybe with the latest round of AI advances that will change.
- matthewdgreen 3y agoFor example: https://carbonrobotics.com/ https://carbonrobotics.com/