December 20, 2023

Leveraging AI on the Road to Net Zero

Can artificial intelligence move us toward a more sustainable food industry?

3D illustration of conceptual compass with needle pointing 0 percent of CO2. Concept of decarbonization

Dale Buss

Food Technology Magazine

Dual Benefits

Properly applied, artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to simultaneously bolster the bottom line and reduce the environmental impact of food production.
Manufacturing Efficiency

AI enables tactical solutions on the plant floor that add efficiencies and contribute to greener manufacturing.
Waste Reduction

Leveraging AI for tasks such as shelf-life monitoring, as well as better demand forecasting, can cut retail food waste.

Last summer’s severe heat waves around the world broke through the global consciousness and highlighted the possibility that climate change had reached dangerous new levels. Other dominant headlines trumpeted the public launch of generative artificial intelligence (AI)such as ChatGPT as it promised untold new wonders for humankind.

So is there hope for the future in putting the two trends together. Why not apply the exponentially growing capabilities of AI to solving the problem of an overheating planet. That seems to be a growing bet, and the food industry finds itself in the center of the action.

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Dale Buss Journalist

Dale Buss, contributing editor, is an award-winning journalist and book author whose career has included reporting for The Wall Street Journal, where he was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize (daledbuss@aol.com).