The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has created a new type of computer chip that could be used to create the first quantum computer. Italian confectioner and Nutella maker Ferrero is working with OpenAg to create a "hazelnut computer", an indoor farm where 16 trees are maturing in an environment where all variables such as light, temperature and humidity are controlled by AI. Once OpenAg deduces the ideal conditions for growing hazelnuts, Ferrero will use the data to search for new places to farm around the world. Caleb Harper, director of OpenAg, described the process as "climate prospecting".
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab's Open Agriculture Initiative, or OpenAg, is using artificial intelligence (AI) for indoor farming. Italian confectioner and Nutella maker Ferrero is working with OpenAg to create a "hazelnut computer", an indoor farm where 16 trees are maturing in an environment where all variables such as light, temperature and humidity are controlled by AI. Once OpenAg deduces the ideal conditions for growing hazelnuts, Ferrero will use the data to search for new places to farm around the world. Caleb Harper, director of OpenAg, described the process as "climate prospecting".