b'S T R A T E G YAI Unleashed: Transforming Your Business for Efficiency and InnovationHow will artificial intelligence impact agronomists, seed labs and more? Our expert panelists explain how the rise of the machines is something to be embraced, not feared. Marc ZienkiewiczTHE PANELISTS THE TERM AI,or artificial intelligence, hasCrop diseases as envisioned by artificial intel-been making headlines and sparking bothligence.excitement and trepidation. However, many of us may still be unsure of what AI exactly entails, especially when it comes to its applications in the seed industry. While we are familiar with the concept of AI from popular movies like The Terminator, where Jeremy Boychyn, AgronomyAI is depicted as a menacing force seeking world Research Extension Manager,domination, reality is far from Hollywood portray-Alberta Grains als. Our recent webinar on AI shed light on artificial intelligence and its potential practical uses in our industry. Watch our webinar and youll:Understand How AI Sees the WorldBoychyn conducted a fascinating experimentBacterial Leaf Streakwhen he fed verbal descriptions of various cropArmy of otherworldly pint-sized water-soaked diseases to the AI platform ChatGPT and sub- insidious monsters representing bacterial disease, Sarah Foster, President, 20/20sequently an image generator model calledwheat field, rain, destructive.Seed Labs Midjourney, which provided visual representations of these diseases. The results were intriguing. These creative representations showcased AIs ability to bridge language and visuals, as imperfect as the technol-ogy may currently be.The AI process is not without its challenges, and multiple iterations were required to refine the descriptions, Jeremy says. It was interesting, Abhinandan Kumar, Molecularbecause I asked it to anthropomorphize the dis-Business Development Manager,ease in a way that it could be visually represented 20/20 Seed Labs and connect with whoever was looking at it.TAKEAWAY: AI has made significant strides, there is still much progress to be made to achieve a seamless and accurate integration ofFusarium Head Blightlanguage and visuals. Bleached horror, grinning crimson infection. Soft, rotting flesh. Tombstone kernels, shriveled and Jim Schweigert, President,lightweight. Darkened, sunken base. Shrouded in a Gro Alliance dusty spore cloud. 48/ SEEDWORLD.COMSEPTEMBER 2023'