Mitigating the risk of extinction from artificial intelligence should be a global priority alongside other society-wide risks such as pandemics and nuclear war.
That's the view of the Center for AI Safety, a nonprofit backed by executives from OpenAI, Google DeepMind, and Bill Gates.
But not everyone working on AI is equally concerned about potential doomsday scenarios. In the food industry, technology is being leveraged to optimize inefficiencies in nearly every area, from agriculture to new product development, food safety, and even retail.
If used wisely, AI promises to create positive disruption. How are food and beverage manufacturers leaning toward algorithms and machine learning?
Here is the latest information…
May 3, 2024: From environment to AI: Disruptive forces in the food and beverage industry
The past decade has seen significant changes in the economic, environmental, political, and technological landscape. But how are these and other influences impacting the food and beverage industry?
Getty Images/ChenardApril 24, 2024: Will AI revolutionize the way breweries make new beers?
Brewers have long championed the technology and passion behind brewing beer, but scientists believe AI and machine learning have the potential to revolutionize how the industry develops new beers. I am.
March 20, 2024: How can AI understand the functional food market and the needs driving it?
The trend in functional foods is driven by human needs, not just taste. AI can be used to analyze the market and understand the needs that drive consumption.
December 12, 2023: AI discovery of microplastics: A boon for the food industry?
Researchers have developed a more efficient way to find microplastics using artificial intelligence. This could be a useful method for finding microplastics in food.
November 23, 2023: Unilever's first AI Lab will focus on predictions, trends and insights
UK-based Unilever has announced plans to open its first dedicated AI lab, where employees will optimize data and insights and investigate trends.
September 20, 2023: WHO AI tool cracks down on infant formula marketing
The World Health Organization in Europe is calling on consumers to use newly developed artificial intelligence tools to deregulate the advertising of harmful products targeting children.
July 28, 2023: “World’s first” energy drink developed by artificial intelligence
A Hungarian drinks maker claims to have created the “world's first” energy drink designed entirely by AI.
July 9, 2023: Artificial intelligence designs soda for the Swiss market: “We're caught up in the AI fever”
Swiss beverage company Vivi Kola used ChatGPT, Midjourney, and Unreal Engine to develop an artificial intelligence-designed beverage in just two days.
April 17, 2023: ChatGPT: Should we be scared?
ChatGPT has many of us intrigued and alarmed in equal measure, but James Collier, co-founder of Huel, is adamant about the “nutrition nonsense” promoted on social media by pseudoscientists. I'm asking if this tool is more scary than the current proliferation of “content”.
March 2, 2022: Risks of using AI to row food are 'not well understood' and 'underestimated'
The use of artificial intelligence in agriculture carries significant potential risks to farms, farmers and food security, a new risk analysis warns.