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Artificial intelligence (AI) is quickly becoming an essential part of everyday life. If you've used a self-service kiosk to check in before a flight, typed into a search bar and been given suggested keywords, or even switched the cruise control on during a long road trip, you've benefited from AI. Even more so, businesses are finding ways to optimize daily operations, stay connected with customers, and gain a competitive edge to accelerate growth through AI. The presence of AI is reshaping our world, and every day more job opportunities -from data scientists to information managers to software developers-are opening to new employees.

Here are seven ways artificial intelligence is impacting and improving our lives:

Companies are using AI technology to streamline their daily processes, analyze upcoming trends, forecast growth, and predict outcomes. For instance, anytime a customer places an item into their shopping cart on the websites of some major retailers, they are immediately given an additional suggested item to purchase based on an advanced algorithm. This algorithm has been programmed to compare thousands of other customers who have purchased similar items and make an informed suggestion. Additionally, social media platforms use a form of applied AI, known as machine learning, to display specific content to their users, and the more an individual uses the platform, the more the AI learns about them. By utilizing extensive neural networking, machine learning becomes superior in smart-decision making.

Automation is a major benefit of artificial intelligence in the business world. Businesses use automation to stay connected with new and returning customers through auto-reply emails, appointment reminders, and feedback surveys. If you've ever purchased a coffee and received an instantaneous text receipt, that's just one example of how AI is improving business practices. Furthermore, many online retailers rely on automation through drop shipment suppliers to streamline their processes, reduce the need for large storage facilities, and increase their efficacy. Through limiting human input by way of automation, businesses can make better use of their employees' skills and time.

Modern medicine has also embraced AI in helping doctors and nurses diagnose and treat patients without requiring an expensive or time-consuming hospital visit. For example, doctors can track a diabetic patient's glucose levels with the assistance of a glucose monitoring app, and that same patient can get real-time data about their health from the comfort of their home. Patient records and medical history can be shared within seconds from hospital to hospital through online portals, and crucial information can be gathered for community health outcomes, as seen with recent at-home tracing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Essentially, medical professionals can focus more on the needs of the patient and community while AI does the busy work.

Improved Customer Experience

The days of calling for customer service and waiting on hold to speak with someone are quickly becoming a thing of the past. Many companies now use online chatbots to make responding to and problem-solving for customer concerns a simpler process. Through programmed natural language processing (NLP), chatbots can learn and mimic natural human language. Chatbots also use prediction software to learn and adapt to each customer's inquiry, providing fast and customer-centered solutions.

Not only does AI improve customer experience but it also allows for heightened security measures. Using deep learning, an advanced level of machine learning, companies can employ encryption software and deep neural networks to protect sensitive information. And as more and more personal information is online, the demand for cybersecurity professionals will only increase.

Research and Data Analysis

With the assistance of AI, research and data scientists are able to better analyze patterns, predict outcomes, and make adjustments in half the time. Information that would have taken months to collect now can be done in minutes, if not seconds. For example, a language learning app, like Duolingo or Babbel, might discover that half of their users plateau in fluency after three months of learning and incorporate more supportive lessons to fill that gap. Or a meal delivery service might use an algorithm to learn that stay-at-home moms more regularly check their emails and meal plan in the mornings and pivot their email marketing to gain the best results. The wealth of knowledge that's gained from artificial intelligence research and data analysis is indispensable.

More and more, businesses are looking for ways to increase productivity, and AI helps eliminate monotonous, repetitive tasks that often take time away from an efficient workday. It's estimated that workers spend two and a half hours every day reading and responding to emails, making "inbox zero" (the email management strategy that aims to keep one's inbox empty) truly a myth. Browser extensions, such as Grammarly or Hemingway, use an AI program to automatically correct spelling and writing errors, reducing the time needed for proofreading, and email plug-ins, like Boomerang, perform repetitive tasks by automatically scheduling email responses.

Additionally, companies are now using robotic process automation (RPA) that can be programmed to interact with a system in the same way human intelligence would. RPA takes on repetitive tasks, like cross-checking invoices with purchase orders or ordering products when stock levels hit a limit, enabling workers to focus on value-added work versus repetition.

Minimizing human error is another essential benefit of AI. Learning algorithms help determine potential scenarios for error and make real-time corrections. When applied, manufacturing companies can closely monitor output, increase employee safety, and reduce the chances of production errors. Shipping industries can account for potential input inaccuracies, shipping delays, or lost goods, therefore limiting revenue loss. And even healthcare providers can increase patient care and outcomes by ensuring a patient's test result does not go overlooked. Through using AI as a tool to help minimize human error, every industry increases its potential for success.

Are you interested in joining the cutting-edge field of AI? Then earning a degree to set you up for success is essential. WGU's bachelor's degree in computer science provides students with all the knowledge and tools needed to jump into an exciting career in artificial intelligence. Graduates will have the mobility to become data scientists, computer engineers, software designers, and so much more. Additionally, the master's degree in data analytics provides further mastery in the field of data knowledge and development.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is artificial intelligence?

Artificial intelligence is the use of computer programs to complete tasks and solve problems previously required by human intelligence and time.

How does artificial intelligence work?

Artificial intelligence works by processing data through pre-determined algorithms, looking at patterns, and predicting usable measurables and outcomes.

How will artificial intelligence change the world?

Most importantly, AI will give individuals and industries the ability to strengthen their customer care, increase their job performance, and reimagine new possibilities for the future.

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All the Benefits Of Artificial Intelligence

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To make the most of new technology like AI, we need to learn all about its potential first. Find out how artificial intelligence affects the world around us.

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As AI grows more sophisticated and widespread, the voices warning against the potential dangers of artificial intelligence grow louder.

"These things could get more intelligent than us and could decide to take over, and we need to worry now about how we prevent that happening," said Geoffrey Hinton, known as the "Godfather of AI" for his foundational work on machine learning and neural network algorithms. In 2023, Hinton left his position at Google so that he could " talk about the dangers of AI," noting a part of him even regrets his life's work.

The renowned computer scientist isn't alone in his concerns.

Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk, along with over 1,000 other tech leaders, urged in a 2023 open letter to put a pause on large AI experiments, citing that the technology can "pose profound risks to society and humanity."

12 Dangers of AI

Questions about who's developing AI and for what purposes make it all the more essential to understand its potential downsides. Below we take a closer look at the possible dangers of artificial intelligence and explore how to manage its risks.

1. Lack of AI Transparency and Explainability

2. Job Losses Due to AI Automation

AI-powered job automation is a pressing concern as the technology is adopted in industries like marketing, manufacturing and healthcare. By 2030, tasks that account for up to 30 percent of hours currently being worked in the U.S. economy could be automated - with Black and Hispanic employees left especially vulnerable to the change - according to McKinsey. Goldman Sachs even states 300 million full-time jobs could be lost to AI automation.

"The reason we have a low unemployment rate, which doesn't actually capture people that aren't looking for work, is largely that lower-wage service sector jobs have been pretty robustly created by this economy," futurist Martin Ford told Built In. With AI on the rise, though, "I don't think that's going to continue."

"If you're flipping burgers at McDonald's and more automation comes in, is one of these new jobs going to be a good match for you?" Ford said. "Or is it likely that the new job requires lots of education or training or maybe even intrinsic talents - really strong interpersonal skills or creativity - that you might not have? Because those are the things that, at least so far, computers are not very good at."

Even professions that require graduate degrees and additional post-college training aren't immune to AI displacement.

As technology strategist Chris Messina has pointed out, fields like law and accounting are primed for an AI takeover. In fact, Messina said, some of them may well be decimated. AI already is having a significant impact on medicine. Law and accounting are next, Messina said, the former being poised for "a massive shakeup."

"Think about the complexity of contracts, and really diving in and understanding what it takes to create a perfect deal structure," he said in regards to the legal field. "It's a lot of attorneys reading through a lot of information - hundreds or thousands of pages of data and documents. It's really easy to miss things. So AI that has the ability to comb through and comprehensively deliver the best possible contract for the outcome you're trying to achieve is probably going to replace a lot of corporate attorneys."

3. Social Manipulation Through AI Algorithms

Social manipulation also stands as a danger of artificial intelligence. This fear has become a reality as politicians rely on platforms to promote their viewpoints, with one example being Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., wielding a TikTok troll army to capture the votes of younger Filipinos during the Philippines' 2022 election.

TikTok, which is just one example of a social media platform that relies on AI algorithms, fills a user's feed with content related to previous media they've viewed on the platform. Criticism of the app targets this process and the algorithm's failure to filter out harmful and inaccurate content, raising concerns over TikTok's ability to protect its users from misleading information.

"No one knows what's real and what's not," Ford said. "So it really leads to a situation where you literally cannot believe your own eyes and ears; you can't rely on what, historically, we've considered to be the best possible evidence... That's going to be a huge issue."

4. Social Surveillance With AI Technology

In addition to its more existential threat, Ford is focused on the way AI will adversely affect privacy and security. A prime example is China's use of facial recognition technology in offices, schools and other venues. Besides tracking a person's movements, the Chinese government may be able to gather enough data to monitor a person's activities, relationships and political views.

Another example is U.S. police departments embracing predictive policing algorithms to anticipate where crimes will occur. The problem is that these algorithms are influenced by arrest rates, which disproportionately impact Black communities. Police departments then double down on these communities, leading to over-policing and questions over whether self-proclaimed democracies can resist turning AI into an authoritarian weapon.

"Authoritarian regimes use or are going to use it," Ford said. "The question is, How much does it invade Western countries, democracies, and what constraints do we put on it?"

5. Lack of Data Privacy Using AI Tools

If you've played around with an AI chatbot or tried out an AI face filter online, your data is being collected - but where is it going and how is it being used? AI systems often collect personal data to customize user experiences or to help train the AI models you're using (especially if the AI tool is free). Data may not even be considered secure from other users when given to an AI system, as one bug incident that occurred with ChatGPT in 2023 " allowed some users to see titles from another active user's chat history." While there are laws present to protect personal information in some cases in the United States, there is no explicit federal law that protects citizens from data privacy harm experienced by AI.

6. Biases Due to AI

Various forms of AI bias are detrimental too. Speaking to the New York Times, Princeton computer science professor Olga Russakovsky said AI bias goes well beyond gender and race. In addition to data and algorithmic bias (the latter of which can "amplify" the former), AI is developed by humans - and humans are inherently biased.

"A.I. researchers are primarily people who are male, who come from certain racial demographics, who grew up in high socioeconomic areas, primarily people without disabilities," Russakovsky said. "We're a fairly homogeneous population, so it's a challenge to think broadly about world issues."

The limited experiences of AI creators may explain why speech-recognition AI often fails to understand certain dialects and accents, or why companies fail to consider the consequences of a chatbot impersonating notorious figures in human history. Developers and businesses should exercise greater care to avoid recreating powerful biases and prejudices that put minority populations at risk.

7. Socioeconomic Inequality as a Result of AI

Sweeping claims that AI has somehow overcome social boundaries or created more jobs fail to paint a complete picture of its effects. It's crucial to account for differences based on race, class and other categories. Otherwise, discerning how AI and automation benefit certain individuals and groups at the expense of others becomes more difficult.

8. Weakening Ethics and Goodwill Because of AI

Along with technologists, journalists and political figures, even religious leaders are sounding the alarm on AI's potential pitfalls. In a 2023 Vatican meeting and in his message for the 2024 World Day of Peace, Pope Francis called for nations to create and adopt a binding international treaty that regulates the development and use of AI.

Pope Francis warned against AI's ability to be misused, and "create statements that at first glance appear plausible but are unfounded or betray biases." He stressed how this could bolster campaigns of disinformation, distrust in communications media, interference in elections and more - ultimately increasing the risk of "fueling conflicts and hindering peace."

The rapid rise of generative AI tools gives these concerns more substance. Many users have applied the technology to get out of writing assignments, threatening academic integrity and creativity. Plus, biased AI could be used to determine whether an individual is suitable for a job, mortgage, social assistance or political asylum, producing possible injustices and discrimination, noted Pope Francis.

"The unique human capacity for moral judgment and ethical decision-making is more than a complex collection of algorithms," he said. "And that capacity cannot be reduced to programming a machine."

9. Autonomous Weapons Powered By AI

As is too often the case, technological advancements have been harnessed for the purpose of warfare. When it comes to AI, some are keen to do something about it before it's too late: In a 2016 open letter, over 30,000 individuals, including AI and robotics researchers, pushed back against the investment in AI-fueled autonomous weapons.

"The key question for humanity today is whether to start a global AI arms race or to prevent it from starting," they wrote. "If any major military power pushes ahead with AI weapon development, a global arms race is virtually inevitable, and the endpoint of this technological trajectory is obvious: autonomous weapons will become the Kalashnikovs of tomorrow."

This prediction has come to fruition in the form of Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems, which locate and destroy targets on their own while abiding by few regulations. Because of the proliferation of potent and complex weapons, some of the world's most powerful nations have given in to anxieties and contributed to a tech cold war.

Many of these new weapons pose major risks to civilians on the ground, but the danger becomes amplified when autonomous weapons fall into the wrong hands. Hackers have mastered various types of cyber attacks, so it's not hard to imagine a malicious actor infiltrating autonomous weapons and instigating absolute armageddon.

If political rivalries and warmongering tendencies are not kept in check, artificial intelligence could end up being applied with the worst intentions. Some fear that, no matter how many powerful figures point out the dangers of artificial intelligence, we're going to keep pushing the envelope with it if there's money to be made.

"The mentality is, 'If we can do it, we should try it; let's see what happens," Messina said. "'And if we can make money off it, we'll do a whole bunch of it.' But that's not unique to technology. That's been happening forever.'"

10. Financial Crises Brought About By AI Algorithms

The financial industry has become more receptive to AI technology's involvement in everyday finance and trading processes. As a result, algorithmic trading could be responsible for our next major financial crisis in the markets.

While AI algorithms aren't clouded by human judgment or emotions, they also don't take into account contexts, the interconnectedness of markets and factors like human trust and fear. These algorithms then make thousands of trades at a blistering pace with the goal of selling a few seconds later for small profits. Selling off thousands of trades could scare investors into doing the same thing, leading to sudden crashes and extreme market volatility.

Instances like the 2010 Flash Crash and the Knight Capital Flash Crash serve as reminders of what could happen when trade-happy algorithms go berserk, regardless of whether rapid and massive trading is intentional.

11. Loss of Human Influence

12. Uncontrollable Self-Aware AI

There also comes a worry that AI will progress in intelligence so rapidly that it will become sentient, and act beyond humans' control - possibly in a malicious manner. Alleged reports of this sentience have already been occurring, with one popular account being from a former Google engineer who stated the AI chatbot LaMDA was sentient and speaking to him just as a person would. As AI's next big milestones involve making systems with artificial general intelligence, and eventually artificial superintelligence, cries to completely stop these developments continue to rise.

How to Mitigate the Risks of AI

AI still has numerous benefits, like organizing health data and powering self-driving cars. To get the most out of this promising technology, though, some argue that plenty of regulation is necessary.

"There's a serious danger that we'll get [AI systems] smarter than us fairly soon and that these things might get bad motives and take control," Hinton told NPR. "This isn't just a science fiction problem. This is a serious problem that's probably going to arrive fairly soon, and politicians need to be thinking about what to do about it now."

Develop Legal Regulations

AI regulation has been a main focus for dozens of countries, and now the U.S. and European Union are creating more clear-cut measures to manage the rising sophistication of artificial intelligence. In fact, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) published the AI Bill of Rights in 2022, a document outlining to help responsibly guide AI use and development. Additionally, President Joe Biden issued an executive order in 2023 requiring federal agencies to develop new rules and guidelines for AI safety and security.

Although legal regulations mean certain AI technologies could eventually be banned, it doesn't prevent societies from exploring the field.

Ford argues that AI is essential for countries looking to innovate and keep up with the rest of the world.

"You regulate the way AI is used, but you don't hold back progress in basic technology. I think that would be wrong-headed and potentially dangerous," Ford said. "We decide where we want AI and where we don't; where it's acceptable and where it's not. And different countries are going to make different choices."

Establish Organizational AI Standards and Discussions

On a company level, there are many steps businesses can take when integrating AI into their operations. Organizations can develop processes for monitoring algorithms, compiling high-quality data and explaining the findings of AI algorithms. Leaders could even make AI a part of their company culture and routine business discussions, establishing standards to determine acceptable AI technologies.

Guide Tech With Humanities Perspectives

Though when it comes to society as a whole, there should be a greater push for tech to embrace the diverse perspectives of the humanities. Stanford University AI researchers Fei-Fei Li and John Etchemendy make this argument in a 2019 blog post that calls for national and global leadership in regulating artificial intelligence:

"The creators of AI must seek the insights, experiences and concerns of people across ethnicities, genders, cultures and socio-economic groups, as well as those from other fields, such as economics, law, medicine, philosophy, history, sociology, communications, human-computer-interaction, psychology, and Science and Technology Studies (STS)."

Balancing high-tech innovation with human-centered thinking is an ideal method for producing responsible AI technology and ensuring the future of AI remains hopeful for the next generation. The dangers of artificial intelligence should always be a topic of discussion, so leaders can figure out ways to wield the technology for noble purposes.

"I think we can talk about all these risks, and they're very real," Ford said. "But AI is also going to be the most important tool in our toolbox for solving the biggest challenges we face."

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become a transformative force in numerous sectors, including education. Its sophisticated algorithms and self-learning capabilities promise to revolutionize learning experiences, offering personalized educational content, automating administrative tasks, and even predicting future learning trajectories.

However, despite its significant potential, the deployment of AI in education comes with its own set of challenges and potential drawbacks. It's important to shed light on these less-discussed aspects to ensure that we leverage AI's capabilities ethically and responsibly. The following sections detail some of these potential adverse effects.

Disadvantages of AI in Education

Let us delve into these potential disadvantages, exploring how the application of AI in education might inadvertently lead to issues in areas such as privacy, equity, and the human touch in teaching.

One of the most significant concerns with the deployment of AI in education is the potential for bias in AI models. Algorithms are trained using data sets and if these data sets contain biased information, the AI system can inadvertently perpetuate and exacerbate these biases.

For instance, an AI-based grading system might be trained using a dataset that reflects the unconscious biases of the teachers who originally graded the assignments. This could lead to an unfair disadvantage for certain groups of students. Similarly, AI platforms recommending courses or career paths could be biased towards certain demographic groups if the training data reflects societal prejudices and stereotypes. This introduces an element of inequality into the teaching and learning process, which is fundamentally against the egalitarian ethos of education.

Therefore, it's crucial to ensure that the data used to train AI systems in education is representative and neutral to avoid perpetuating existing biases.

2/ Data Privacy & Security

Another significant issue is the potential infringement on data privacy and security associated with AI tools in education. These tools often require access to students' personal data to function effectively. However, if not properly safeguarded, this data could be vulnerable to breaches, leading to unauthorized access and potential misuse. This is a particularly pressing concern given the sensitive nature of educational records, which often include performance metrics, personal identifiers, and other confidential information. Strict data protection measures need to be implemented to maintain the privacy and security of students' information while using AI-based educational tools.

3/ Reduced Human Interaction

The introduction of AI in the classroom might inadvertently minimize human interaction, which is a crucial part of the learning process. This reduction in face-to-face communication can negatively affect the development of social skills in students.

Furthermore, the absence of human touch could make it challenging for students to grasp complex concepts, as AI lacks the ability to comprehend and respond empathetically to students' emotional and cultural nuances. Thus, while AI can efficiently automate various aspects of education, the importance of human teachers and their irreplaceable role in fostering emotional intelligence and critical thinking in students should not be undermined.

4/ Unemployment

In a few cases, the implementation of AI in the education sector may lead to job displacement . Automation of administrative tasks, online tutoring, grading assignments, and even developing personalized study plans could potentially reduce the need for human roles in these areas. This could result in job losses for some, particularly those whose tasks can be wholly automated by AI technologies.

5/ Technology Overdependence

The increasing reliance on AI in education can lead to technology overdependence, which may have several unintended consequences. For instance, students may become overly reliant on AI tutoring systems to solve problems or complete tasks, reducing their ability or motivation to think critically and independently.

Critical thinking is a crucial skill that students need to develop, as it equips them to analyze information objectively, make reasoned judgments, and solve problems effectively. However, if students are always provided with ready answers by AI systems, they may not feel the need to engage in this kind of deep, analytical thinking.

6/ Increased Costs

The implementation of AI in education is accompanied by significant costs. These expenses encompass the procurement of AI software, hardware, and the necessary infrastructure, as well as ongoing maintenance, updates, and potential repairs. Additionally, there are costs associated with training educators to use these new tools effectively. For institutions with limited budgets, these expenses may be prohibitive, thereby exacerbating existing inequities in access to quality education.

7/ Ethical Issues

AI's deployment in education also raises significant ethical concerns . These include issues around transparency and accountability. For instance, it might be unclear why an AI has made a specific recommendation or how it arrived at a particular assessment result. This lack of transparency can make it challenging to hold the system accountable.

In addition, the impersonal nature of AI interaction could lead to alienation, impacting the inclusive learning environment.

8/ Technical Difficulties

AI-based systems, like all technology, can suffer from technical difficulties and glitches. These can disrupt the educational process, causing students to lose valuable learning time. More seriously, if an AI system crashes during a crucial assessment, it could negatively impact students' grades. Hence, dependence on AI in education necessitates robust technical support systems and contingency plans.

9/ Lack of Personalized Feedback

While AI systems can generate automated feedback based on predefined algorithms, they lack the nuance and context sensitivity of human feedback. Teachers, through their interactions and understanding of individual students, can provide personalized feedback that caters to a student's unique learning style, personality, motivations, and struggles. Such feedback aids in the overall cognitive and emotional development of the student.

However, AI systems, devoid of emotional intelligence, might fail to deliver this level of personalization. Thus, while AI can be an efficient tool for providing immediate, objective feedback, it may not fully replace the value of human feedback in enhancing student learning and development.

10/ Accessibility Concerns

AI-driven solutions might not be universally accessible. Differently abled learners, particularly those with visual or auditory impairments, may confront barriers when utilizing AI technologies. Similarly, students residing in rural areas or developing countries can face connectivity issues, ensuring AI tools remain beyond their reach. Therefore, the availability of AI advancements to all learners, regardless of their physical abilities or geographical locations, poses a significant challenge.

The Important Role of Teachers

Despite the rise of AI in education, the role of teachers remains paramount. Teachers are often the primary source of inspiration and guidance for students, fostering a love for learning, and nurturing their academic growth and emotional development. They bring a human touch to the classroom, understanding the unique learning styles, motivations, and challenges of individual students. They can intuitively adjust classroom dynamics, create a nurturing and inclusive learning environment, and provide personalized and emotionally responsive feedback. This level of emotional intelligence and personalization is something that AI lacks.

However, AI can complement the role of teachers, transforming them from mere knowledge providers into facilitators of learning. With AI handling administrative tasks like grading and scheduling, teachers can dedicate more time to individualized instruction and mentoring. They can focus on enhancing students' critical thinking skills, fostering creativity, and nurturing emotional intelligence. Thus, AI liberates teachers to do what they do best: inspire, guide, and care for students.

Teachers can also collaborate with AI to create personalized learning experiences for students. AI can analyze a wealth of data to identify students' learning patterns, strengths, and areas for improvement. Teachers can use these insights to tailor their instruction and provide targeted support to each student. This combination of AI's analytical capabilities and teachers' understanding of students can significantly enhance the quality of education.

Final Thoughts

In conclusion, while AI is transforming education, it does not replace the need for human teachers. Instead, it provides an opportunity for a synergistic relationship between teachers and AI. In this collaborative model, teachers leverage AI's capabilities to enhance their teaching effectiveness, while AI benefits from teachers' expertise and emotional intelligence to provide a more personalized and human-centered learning experience. This balanced integration and collaboration between teachers and AI can maximize the benefits of technology while preserving the irreplaceable human elements of teaching.

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Can you imagine an industry that involves more risk than agriculture? You reap what you sow, they say. But what they forget to add is "if you're lucky." When the weather strikes or crops get affected by disease, farmers can hardly talk about yields. Or when a global pandemic hits, all of a sudden it gets harder to manage various processes because most are not digital.

At the same time, the global population is growing, and urbanization is continuing. Disposable income is rising, and consumption habits are changing. Farmers are under a lot of pressure to meet the increasing demand, and they need a way to increase productivity. Thirty years from now, there will be more people to feed. And since the amount of fertile soil is limited, there will also be a need to move beyond traditional farming.

We need to look for ways to help farmers minimize their risks, or at least make them more manageable. Implementing artificial intelligence in agriculture on a global scale is one of the most promising opportunities.

AI can potentially change the way we see agriculture, enabling farmers to achieve more results with less effort while bringing many other benefits. However, AI is not a technology that works independently. As the next step on the way from traditional to innovative farming, AI can supplement already implemented technologies.

Agribusinesses need to know that AI isn't a panacea. However, it can bring tangible benefits to small everyday things and simplify the lives of farmers in many ways. So how can we use artificial intelligence for sustainable farming? What are the opportunities of AI in farming and how can AI help us tackle existing challenges?

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Why adopting AI is such a challenge for farmers

How AI can be useful in agriculture

Applications of AI in solving farming challenges

What problems farms can face while adopting AI

How AI should be combined with other technologies

Reality vs expectations of artificial intelligence for sustainable farming

Why adopting AI is such a challenge for farmers

Farmers tend to perceive AI as something that applies only to the digital world. They might not see how it can help them work the physical land. This is not because they're conservative or wary of the unknown. Their resistance is caused by a lack of understanding of the practical application of AI tools.

New technologies often seem confusing and unreasonably expensive because AgriTech providers fail to clearly explain why their solutions are useful and how exactly they should be implemented. This is what happens with artificial intelligence in agriculture. Although AI can be useful, there's still a lot of work to be done by technology providers to help farmers implement it the right way.

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How AI can be useful in agriculture

Agriculture involves a number of processes and stages, the lion's share of which are manual. By complementing adopted technologies, AI can facilitate the most complex and routine tasks. It can gather and process big data on a digital platform, come up with the best course of action, and even initiate that action when combined with other technology.
The role of AI in the agriculture information management cycle
Combining artificial intelligence and agriculture can be beneficial for the following processes:

Analyzing market demand

AI can simplify crop selection and help farmers identify what produce will be most profitable.

Managing risk

Farmers can use forecasting and predictive analytics to reduce errors in business processes and minimize the risk of crop failures.

Breeding seeds

By collecting data on plant growth, AI can help produce crops that are less prone to disease and better adapted to weather conditions.

Monitoring soil health

AI systems can conduct chemical soil analyses and provide accurate estimates of missing nutrients.

Protecting crops

AI can monitor the state of plants to spot and even predict diseases, identify and remove weeds, and recommend effective treatment of pests.

Feeding crops

AI is useful for identifying optimal irrigation patterns and nutrient application times and predicting the optimal mix of agronomic products.

Harvesting

With the help of AI, it's possible to automate harvesting and even predict the best time for it.

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Applying AI to solve farming challenges

AI enables better decision-making

Predictive analytics can be a real game-changer. Farmers can collect and process significantly more data and do it faster with AI than they would otherwise. Analyzing market demand, forecasting prices, and determining the optimal time for sowing and harvesting are key challenges farmers can solve with AI.

That said, AI can also gather soil health insights, provide fertilizer recommendations, monitor the weather, and track the readiness of produce. All of that enables farmers to make better decisions at every stage of the crop cultivation process.

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AI brings cost savings

One particular farm management approach - precision agriculture - can help farmers grow more crops with fewer resources. Precision agriculture powered by AI could become the next big thing in farming. Precision farming combines the best soil management practices, variable rate technology, and the most effective data management practices to help farmers maximize yields and minimize spending.

AI can provide farmers with real-time insights from their fields, allowing them to identify areas that need irrigation, fertilization, or pesticide treatment. Also, innovative farming practices like vertical agriculture may help increase food production while minimizing the use of resources. The result is reduced use of herbicides, better harvest quality, higher profits, and significant cost savings.

AI addresses labor shortages

Agricultural work is hard, and labor shortages in this industry are nothing new. Farmers can solve this problem with the help of automation. Driverless tractors, smart irrigation and fertilizing systems, smart spraying, vertical farming software, and AI-based robots for harvesting are some examples of how farmers can get the work done without having to hire more people. Compared with any human farm worker, AI-driven tools are faster, harder, and more accurate.

Problems farms can face while adopting AI

Considering the benefits of artificial intelligence for sustainable farming, implementing this technology may look like a logical step for every farmer. However, there are still some serious constraints.

Lengthy technology adoption process

Farmers need to understand that AI is only an advanced part of simpler technologies for processing, gathering, and monitoring field data. AI requires a proper technology infrastructure for it to work. That's why even those farms that already have some technology in place can find it difficult to move forward.

This is also a challenge for software companies. They should approach farmers gradually, giving them simpler technology first, such as an agriculture trading platform. Once farmers get used to a less complicated solution, it will be reasonable to step it up and offer something else, including AI features.

Lack of experience with emerging technologies

The agricultural sector in developing countries is different from the agricultural sector in Western Europe and the US. Some regions could benefit from artificial intelligence agriculture, but it may be hard to sell such technology in areas where agricultural technology is not common. Farmers will most likely need help adopting it.

Therefore, tech companies hoping to do business in regions with emerging agricultural economies might need to take a proactive approach. In addition to providing their products, they'll have to provide training and ongoing support for farmers and agribusiness owners who are ready to take on innovative solutions.

Privacy and security issues

Since there are no clear policies and regulations around the use of AI not just in agriculture but in general, precision agriculture and smart farming raises various legal issues that often remain unanswered. Privacy and security threats like cyberattacks and data leaks may cause farmers serious problems. Unfortunately, many farms are vulnerable to these threats.

How AI should be combined with other technologies

As we've mentioned, AI can't exist without other technologies already in place such as big data, sensors, and software. Likewise, other technologies need AI for them to function properly. For example, in the case of big data, the data itself is not particularly useful. What actually matters is how it's processed and whether it's relevant.

The time, the place, and the selection criteria all determine whether AI recommendations based on a set of data are going to be helpful. That's why it's also important to have good data engineers and data analysts to make AI technology work. Let's talk about the uses of artificial intelligence in farming in more detail.

Big data for informed decision-making

The real goal of producing and collecting data is putting it to use. In farming, data analytics can result in massive productivity increases and significant cost savings. By combining AI with big data, farmers can get valid recommendations based on well-sorted real-time information on crop needs. This, in turn, will take away the guesswork and enable more precise farming practices such as irrigation, fertilizing, crop protection, and harvesting.

IoT sensors for capturing and analyzing data

Farmers can use IoT sensors and other supporting technology (e.g. drones, GIS, and other tools) to monitor, measure, and store data from fields on a variety of metrics in real time. By combining AI farming tools with IoT devices and software, farmers can get more accurate information faster. Better data means better decisions and less time and money spent on trial and error.

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Automation and robotics for minimizing manual work

Artificial intelligence combined with autonomous tractors and IoT can solve one of the most common problems in farming: a shortage of labor. These technologies are also potentially cost-effective because they're more accurate and thus reduce errors. Taken together, AI, autonomous tractors, and IoT are the key to precision agriculture.

Another less common but rapidly growing technology is robotics. Agricultural robots are already being used for manual work, such as picking fruits and vegetables and thinning lettuce. The advantages of robots over farmworkers are considerable. They can work longer, are more precise, and are less prone to error.

Reality vs expectations of artificial intelligence for sustainable farming

The benefits of AI in agriculture are undeniable. Smart farming tools and vertical farming systems can perform small, repeatable, and time-consuming tasks so farm workers can use their time for more strategic operations that require human intelligence. However, it's important to realize that unlike a tractor, one can't just buy AI and start it. AI is not something tangible. It's a set of technologies that are automated through programming.

Artificial intelligence is essentially a simulation of thinking; it's learning and problem-solving based on data. AI is just the next step in the development of smart farming, and it needs other technology to actually work. In other words, to reap all the benefits of AI, farmers first need a technology infrastructure. It will take some time, possibly even years, to develop that infrastructure. But by doing so, farmers will be able to build a robust technology ecosystem that will stand the test of time.

For now, technology providers need to think about a few things: how to improve their tools, how to help farmers address their challenges, and how to easily and understandably convey that machine learning helps solve real struggles, such as reducing manual work. The future of AI in agriculture is bound to be fruitful.
Looking for ways to implement AI in your farming operations? Let's talk about it! The Intellias team is here to consult you on technological solutions for your fields.

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