Artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the tech sector’s newest innovations and will likely impact every industry. Beyond just a buzzword, this technology may be on your farm soon.
Artificial intelligence is loosely defined and can mean anything from machine learning to large language model (LLM) generative AI. Machine learning is already used in agriculture, such as on John Deere’s See and Spray system, using cameras to identify weeds to spray and obstacles to avoid.
Chances are, you have already heard of generative AI, and can already use it on multiple different web platforms and devices — Microsoft’s Copilot, Google’s Gemini, and Facebook’s Meta AI all are available for consumer use. Generative AI can create a variety of text, images, and audio, and is in the very early stages of video generation.
There are many AI business- and consumer-grade applications, including those for the agriculture industry. Before diving into AI’s …