The longer I spend in the AI/ML community, the more I become convinced that the major issues facing our world are political/organisational, rather than technical.
We have had enough food to feed the world for decades, yet somehow agricultural robotics is seen as a solution to "feed the world".
It's interesting to see a book on AI give a perspective on this, even though there may still be many different analyses about why this is happening, and differing opinions on what to do about it.
@markvanderwilk
strong agree, and an especially needed perspective in a community *way* too influenced by big tech culture .
@markvanderwilk there are certainly desirable changes under way in agriculture. If they are somehow smart, they will get the coveted "AI" label.