Full-Bodied With Hints of Forest Fire: AI Masks Smoke Flavor in Wine's Tainted by Wildfire
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Full-Bodied With Hints of Forest Fire: AI Masks Smoke Flavor in Wine's Tainted by Wildfire

Wineries in areas affected by wildfires are using machine learning to produce vintages that don’t taste like smoke. Some California winemakers are using a service called Tastry to identify grapes tainted by smoke from the state’s surging blazes and recommend blends that will mask the flavor.

September 1, 20211 min read
Wake Up and Smell the AI: Coffee Producers Use AI to Grow Better Beans
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Wake Up and Smell the AI: Coffee Producers Use AI to Grow Better Beans

Coffee producers are using machine learning to grow better beans.What’s new: Beverage giant Nespresso is rolling out a system to assess the quality of hybrid coffee seedlings using technology from Israeli-Colombian startup Demetria.

August 25, 20211 min read
Wake Up and Smell the AI: Coffee Producers Use AI to Grow Better Beans
Food

Wake Up and Smell the AI: Coffee Producers Use AI to Grow Better Beans

Coffee producers are using machine learning to grow better beans.What’s new: Beverage giant Nespresso is rolling out a system to assess the quality of hybrid coffee seedlings using technology from Israeli-Colombian startup Demetria.

August 25, 20211 min read
To Bee or Not to Bee: AI farm robots help to pollinate tomatoes.
Food

To Bee or Not to Bee: AI farm robots help to pollinate tomatoes.

Insects that spread pollen to fruiting plants are in trouble. A possible alternative: Robots. Farmers in Australia and the U.S. are using robots from Israeli startup Arugga Farming to pollinate greenhouse tomatoes.

August 11, 20211 min read
To Bee or Not to Bee: AI farm robots help to pollinate tomatoes.
Food

To Bee or Not to Bee: AI farm robots help to pollinate tomatoes.

Insects that spread pollen to fruiting plants are in trouble. A possible alternative: Robots. Farmers in Australia and the U.S. are using robots from Israeli startup Arugga Farming to pollinate greenhouse tomatoes.

August 11, 20211 min read
Cake + Cookie = Cakie: Google AI creates new dessert recipes.
Food

Cake + Cookie = Cakie: Google AI creates new dessert recipes.

AI may help revolutionize the human diet – or dessert, at least. Google applied AI engineer Dale Markowitz and developer advocate Sara Robinson trained a model to predict whether a recipe is...

February 24, 20211 min read
Cake + Cookie = Cakie: Google AI creates new dessert recipes.
Food

Cake + Cookie = Cakie: Google AI creates new dessert recipes.

AI may help revolutionize the human diet – or dessert, at least. Google applied AI engineer Dale Markowitz and developer advocate Sara Robinson trained a model to predict whether a recipe is...

February 24, 20211 min read
Got Model?: How NotMilk used AI to create its dairy-free milk recipe
Food

Got Model?: How NotMilk used AI to create its dairy-free milk recipe

Who needs cows when you can make milk from scratch? NotMilk, a dairy-free milk substitute that was designed with help from a deep learning model, made its debut in American grocery stores.

November 11, 20202 min read
Got Model?: How NotMilk used AI to create its dairy-free milk recipe
Food

Got Model?: How NotMilk used AI to create its dairy-free milk recipe

Who needs cows when you can make milk from scratch? NotMilk, a dairy-free milk substitute that was designed with help from a deep learning model, made its debut in American grocery stores.

November 11, 20202 min read
U.S. Proposes National AI Centers: U.S. proposes $180 million for AI research.
Food

U.S. Proposes National AI Centers: U.S. proposes $180 million for AI research.

The White House called for new funding for AI research including a constellation of research centers. Nonetheless, the U.S. government’s annual spending on the technology still would lag behind that of several other...

September 2, 20202 min read
U.S. Proposes National AI Centers: U.S. proposes $180 million for AI research.
Food

U.S. Proposes National AI Centers: U.S. proposes $180 million for AI research.

The White House called for new funding for AI research including a constellation of research centers. Nonetheless, the U.S. government’s annual spending on the technology still would lag behind that of several other...

September 2, 20202 min read
Grade-AI Sushi: How Tuna Scope assesses the quality of sushi-grade fish
Food

Grade-AI Sushi: How Tuna Scope assesses the quality of sushi-grade fish

Computer vision is helping sushi lovers enjoy top-quality maguro. Japanese restaurant chain Kura Sushi is using a smartphone app called Tuna Scope to grade its suppliers’ offerings, according to the news outlet The Asahi Shimbun.

July 29, 20201 min read
Grade-AI Sushi: How Tuna Scope assesses the quality of sushi-grade fish
Food

Grade-AI Sushi: How Tuna Scope assesses the quality of sushi-grade fish

Computer vision is helping sushi lovers enjoy top-quality maguro. Japanese restaurant chain Kura Sushi is using a smartphone app called Tuna Scope to grade its suppliers’ offerings, according to the news outlet The Asahi Shimbun.

July 29, 20201 min read
AI in Regions Rich and Poor: How companies in Africa and the Middle East use AI
Food

AI in Regions Rich and Poor: How companies in Africa and the Middle East use AI

Companies in Africa and the Middle East are building AI capacity in very different ways, a new study found. AI is growing fast in both regions despite shortages of talent and data.

July 22, 20201 min read
AI in Regions Rich and Poor: How companies in Africa and the Middle East use AI
Food

AI in Regions Rich and Poor: How companies in Africa and the Middle East use AI

Companies in Africa and the Middle East are building AI capacity in very different ways, a new study found. AI is growing fast in both regions despite shortages of talent and data.

July 22, 20201 min read

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