Artificial intelligence is now starting to creep into the Australian red meat supply chain, whether it is accurately counting sheep or cattle off a truck into a meatworks holding yard, or picking the shape of tri-tips from a range of primals passing down a processing conveyor belt and packing them in a carton.
In today’s Weekly Grill podcast, host Kerry Lonergan chews the fat with Dr Tom Lee from the University of Technology, Sydney.
Tom classifies himself as a ‘middle man’ between AI technology developers/designers and potential end-users like farmers and meat processors.
Haw far has AI progressed in ag? While certain early-adopters and innovator farmers are on the front foot, uptake is still pretty niche in ag, Tom says, but things are changing rapidly. But right now, for the bulk of farmers, AI is still something they are hearing about, rather than applying.
He says it’s important to make a distinction between AI and a second second technology term, Artificial General Intelligence (AGI).
“People think AI will eventually mimic a human being, if we keep investing in it – but that’s AGI, not AI,” he said.
“AI is great at playing a game of chess – solving ‘small world things’ where all the inputs are known, and it can work through all the permutations, using massive amounts of data in really powerful ways – but it can’t do the things that a human mind can do.”
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- Foodbank’s Brianna Casey and Michael Davidson
- Food security issues, with Andrew Henderson from AgSecure
- A glimpse into the future of artificial breeding, with Nbryo’s Nick Cameron and Gerard Davis
- Regular cattle market update, with Matt Dalgleish and Chris Howie
- Sustainability credentials, with Catherine Marriott
- Charlie Arnot, CEO of Centre of Food Integrity
- Energy and Agriculture, Professor Ralph Schoellhammer
- Renewable energy services provider Carl Duncan
- Lotfeeder and grainfed branded beef exporter, Lachie Hart
- Evolving state of Australia’s rural property market, with LAWD’s Danny Thomas
- Turning the tide on the anti-farming agenda – Claire Taylor
- Agribusiness lawyer Trent Thorne on livex class action, legalities around drone use
- MLA managing director, Michael Crowley
- Rabobank chief analyst Stefan Vogel
- Prof Ben Hayes on how AI is driving genetic progress in beef
- What does Indonesia’s new president mean for Australian ag? Live exporter Greg Pankhurst offers some thoughts
- Regular cattle market update, with Matt Dalgleish and Chris Howie
- US low-n-slow barbecue legend, Phil Breeden
- Livestock methane researcher, Fran Cowley
- Queenslander lotfeeder, Charlie Mort
- Net Zero Emissions CRC CEO Richard Heath
- Bush author, Jack Owen, on what defines successful farmers
- Australian Wagyu Association CEO, Matt McDonagh
- New National Cattle Vets Association president Craig Wood
- Fifth generation local butcher Michael James – How is beef demand holding up?
- Regular cattle market update, with Matt Dalgleish and Chris Howie
- MDH’s Julie McDonald
- The Great Australian Charity Cattle Drive saddles up – with Bim Struss
- Three-Day Sickness surge in 2023-24 summer – what was behind it? with Dr Lee Taylor
- Beef 2024 Trendsetters podcast series – Former board member David Crombie reflects on 200 years of AA Co
- Beef 2024 Trendsetters podcast series – US National Cattlemen’s Beef Association president Mark Eisele
- Beef 2024 Trendsetters podcast series – Nancy Crawshaw
- Beef 2024 Trendsetters series – Garry Edwards
- Addressing mental health in the bush, with Dolly’s Dream’s Sally McSweeney and mental health expert Dr Simone Shaw
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- AA Co 200 years – Recollections from former staff member Geoff Wagstaff
- Celebrating the success of ICMJ program, with Peter McGilchrist
- Industry advocate, Brent Finlay
- Beef 2024 chairman Bryce Camm
- Northern Cooperative Meat Co chairman, John Seccombe
- MLA Science & Innovation head, Michael Lee
- Cattle Australia chief executive, Chris Parker
- Northern live exporter Patrick Underwood
- Northern pastoral and agribusiness identity, Chris Evans
- What lies ahead in 2024 for beef, with analyst Simon Quilty
- Cattle market update, with Matt Dalgleish and Chris Howie
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