by MashairlinesA robot for food: Artificial Intelligence
Another food innovation that is increasingly gaining ground in the industry is Artificial Intelligence. First, a premise must be made.
According to the World Food Summit, the term “food security” means “the possibility of guaranteeing, in a constant and generalized way, water and food to meet the energy requirements that the body needs for survival and life, in adequate hygienic conditions.”
Artificial Intelligence can make an incredible contribution to ensuring a level of food and nutritional security in all parts of the world through the development of inclusive and open technologies that can be easily implemented in different areas of the planet. For example, planting and harvesting can be optimized, thus increasing the productivity of underutilized land, and resource management and planning can be improved, so that resources can be used more efficiently and working conditions may be improved.
In this sense, there is no shortage of case studies.
One of these is the FAO project that has enabled the creation of WaPOR, a digital portal that monitors and provides relevant information about agricultural water productivity in Africa and the Middle East. Artificial Intelligence isn’t just for projects with a global scope. Thanks to its incredible adaptability, AI has shown that it can achieve excellent results in other fields as well.
Feat Food is an Italian start-up that has been delivering healthy, balanced and, above all, personalized meals based on the dietary needs of each user since 2015. And how? It uses Artificial Intelligence or, more precisely, Machine Learning algorithms that, based on the physical characteristics and fitness goals of the consumer, identify the ideal combination of foods and the share of calories needed, in order to prepare a dish that balances taste and nutritional needs.
Through this service, even those who don’t have time to cook can have a ready-made meal that is also healthy and nutritious, to the great benefit of their health.