Artificial intelligence in the agri-food sector (European Parliament)
Introduction
Exert direct from study: This study defines several issues that may require special measures or policy action to ensure all stakeholders have access to a fair and equitable participation in the benefits that AI may bring to agriculture: • Rights and expectations for farmers, technology providers and the public. • Regulation of the exploitation and governance of the European databases. • Risk and liability for technology providers and users. • Automation and the protection of farm workers. • Transparency and quality assurance of AI models. • Digital literacy and the digital divide. • Legislation that prevents farmers becoming locked-in to corporate digital technology. • Policies towards new market entrants which limit dominant positions of first movers. • Affordability and accessibility of the data infrastructure and the information technology network. • Supporting investment by farmers or SMEsto make use of potential AI benefits.