Event Details

Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023 | 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

International Roundtable Student-Led Session: Agro-botics and Resistance: The question of human sovereignty in global agricultural production

Led by Mathilda Barr ’25 and Minori Kishi '25 . Over the past 30 years, Agro-bots have increased the precision and efficiency of food production, expediting tasks such as harvesting and picking, pest-control, and improving the quality of crop monitoring. This AI revolution has challenged the way that food producers have historically engaged with sustainability, efficiency, and land stewardship. This session will investigate how Artificial Intelligence and automated agricultural technology have shaped our global food production systems. We hope to investigate the ethics of using AI-assisted agriculture to feed the world’s population, and understand the impacts of this exponential technological development on farmers, rural community livelihoods, and consumers around the world. We plan to introduce differing perspectives from agricultural research scientists, international agriculture engineering companies, community-oriented agroecologists, and/ or global perspectives on land stewardship.

Guest speakers: Dr. David Mulla (University of Minnesota) and Dr. Nikos Papanikolopoulos (University of Minnesota, Director Robotics Institute)

Contact: [email protected]

Audience: Alumni, Faculty, Parents and Families, Public, Staff, Students

Admission: Free

Sponsor: Kofi Annan Institute for Global Citizenship (IGC)

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