Role of Artificial Intelligence in Modern Farming |
The application of artificial intelligence in farming through smarter machinery, automated systems, etc., is the future of farming.
One can imagine many new and better crops being produced on a large scale thanks to sophisticated machinery with the intelligence to make decisions. This means better yield from the same area with the same amount of labour; crops that are better for the environment because they do not pollute or hurt the ecosystem; and better yields because the decision-making process involved reduces the amount of error that is part of the decision-making process in humans as well.
Technology transfer and adoption of the concept of artificial intelligence can lead to huge benefits to agriculture. Much has been learned in the past about the way decisions are made in all walks of life, with human intervention included. Many of the best inventions were born out of technological advances useful to people, creating wealth and improving the quality of life. These types of inventions were not mere products of someone’s idea of sitting around and then being polished into a product that we now know they were great for. Rather, these inventions resulted from someone taking an idea and working out the best ways to implement it through technology.
In today’s world, the development of artificial intelligence will have far-reaching effects on our lives. How will this impact us? Will it be good or bad? And what will be the impact on the world economy? Many are concerned with the topic of artificial intelligence and its potential effect on the global marketplace. However, these worries are premature and do not account for all the possibilities that lie ahead.
Much of the concern about artificially intelligent machines has to do with their impact on agricultural farming. AI machines that can make better decisions will reduce farm accidents, which is terrible news for farmers. If fewer farm injuries result from machinery breakdowns, this translates into better yields for farmers, which is good and bad for the economy. If the economy grows faster than the amount of food produced, the country’s food consumption (not to mention its dependence on foreign resources) will meet the demand, which will help counteract the effects of the price hikes. In short, this could potentially mean more money in the pockets of American farmers.
The development of better yield management via AI will also benefit the environment. Artificial intelligence will better determine what types of fertilizers and pesticides to use so that less water, land, and energy is needed to produce the same end product. This will lead to more environmentally friendly methods of farming, something that is obviously important to the current environmental landscape. Ultimately, artificial intelligence systems will lead to better yield management and an overall reduction in non-natural fertilizers and pesticides used to grow crops.
Lastly, the decisions made by the computers that control these systems can have a direct impact on business decisions. When farmers can make informed decisions based on past and present data, the decisions made by business owners and managers will be much more efficient. It is not uncommon for business managers to spend many hours analyzing a company’s business models, strategies, products, and so forth. However, if the decisions are made by artificially intelligent software, the hours spent analyzing and reviewing this data will be incredibly shorter.
Ultimately, the future of modern farming is one in which Artificial Intelligence plays an ever-increasing role. Ultimately, self-propelled trucks, tractor-trailers, and other equipment forms will become completely computerized, leading to a massive leap forward in efficiency and productivity. But humans will still play an integral part, ensuring that decisions made by computers are made with the utmost care and accuracy.
Many experts believe that we will have Artificial Intelligent computer systems that drive our vehicles, farms, hospitals, and other parts of our society in the not-too-distant future. Indeed, in many ways, we already have Artificial Intelligence within our own civilization. Therefore, the future of farming lies in the ability of computer systems to better understand and manage the decisions made by people. In doing so, artificial intelligence will prove invaluable in the years to come.