I work in IT and have used both GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT, so I found this article really interesting. I can see AI helping farmers in even more ways than what was mentioned, especially with things like feeding animals, managing spending, and budgeting. Before reading this article, I assumed AI probably wouldn’t have much of a role on smaller farms. It’s encouraging to see that isn’t always the case and that even small farming operations can benefit from AI.
I do understand some of the skepticism around using AI, and I share some of it myself. I always review and verify what AI gives me rather than simply accepting it as correct. That said, when it’s used properly, the productivity boost can be enormous.
There is always new skepticism around new technology and many people tried AI for the first time when it was still in its infancy. I’ve found a good axiom is that whenever AI can’t do something, or does it poorly, just wait a few months.
A good example of my own experience: I taught myself Python in order to code data visualizations. Then ChatGPT got to the point that it could write the same code in less than a minute (it would take me 45 minutes or so, complete with debugging - I was barely a hobbyist coder). So I’d copy and paste the code into my IDE.
Then it got to the point where it would just create and run the code in the background and spit out a chart for me like that.
To me AI is great for a small business to automate the boring bits. It does the tedious stuff for me so I can interview and write, which is my specialty. It helped me optimize my SEO, which is not my specialty. I have it fact check to help improve my accuracy.
With the tech being so new, the ethics haven’t fully congealed yet. I saw another outlet post an AI-created photo of the Grand Theater. To me that’s unethical. But using it to illustrate a story when it’s obvious that it’s an illustration is not.
I have found in the last year that AI has improved greatly. I was always worried about it's answers, I have a lot more trust in it but never will I have full trust.
I don't code anymore, I have become an good prompter and able to use my critical thinking skills which is my strong trait.
As far as ethics, in my position I don't need to be as concerned with that. But I get the point.
I work in IT and have used both GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT, so I found this article really interesting. I can see AI helping farmers in even more ways than what was mentioned, especially with things like feeding animals, managing spending, and budgeting. Before reading this article, I assumed AI probably wouldn’t have much of a role on smaller farms. It’s encouraging to see that isn’t always the case and that even small farming operations can benefit from AI.
I do understand some of the skepticism around using AI, and I share some of it myself. I always review and verify what AI gives me rather than simply accepting it as correct. That said, when it’s used properly, the productivity boost can be enormous.
There is always new skepticism around new technology and many people tried AI for the first time when it was still in its infancy. I’ve found a good axiom is that whenever AI can’t do something, or does it poorly, just wait a few months.
A good example of my own experience: I taught myself Python in order to code data visualizations. Then ChatGPT got to the point that it could write the same code in less than a minute (it would take me 45 minutes or so, complete with debugging - I was barely a hobbyist coder). So I’d copy and paste the code into my IDE.
Then it got to the point where it would just create and run the code in the background and spit out a chart for me like that.
To me AI is great for a small business to automate the boring bits. It does the tedious stuff for me so I can interview and write, which is my specialty. It helped me optimize my SEO, which is not my specialty. I have it fact check to help improve my accuracy.
With the tech being so new, the ethics haven’t fully congealed yet. I saw another outlet post an AI-created photo of the Grand Theater. To me that’s unethical. But using it to illustrate a story when it’s obvious that it’s an illustration is not.
I have found in the last year that AI has improved greatly. I was always worried about it's answers, I have a lot more trust in it but never will I have full trust.
I don't code anymore, I have become an good prompter and able to use my critical thinking skills which is my strong trait.
As far as ethics, in my position I don't need to be as concerned with that. But I get the point.