Tag: farming
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AI, Water and the Future of Farming
Every time we ask an AI a question, a little water disappears. The computers in data centres get hot, and many are cooled with water that evaporates; more water is used at the power plants that make their electricity. Researchers estimate AI could use 4 to 6.6 trillion litres a year by 2027, and the…
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The Future of Employment May Be “in” Agriculture
No matter how many ways I think about the future of employment, I keep coming back to one answer: agriculture. I have spent 16 years in the software industry. For the last 1.5 years, I haven’t written a single line of code without AI. And I have written a lot of code. The speed and…
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The Quiet Cost of Convenience: Why Growing Food Still Matters
In just a few thousand years, we’ve gone from full-time food seekers to passive consumers. Today, most of us don’t know where our food comes from—let alone how to grow it. This blog explores how outsourcing our food supply didn’t just bring convenience; it cost us autonomy, sustainability, and a vital connection to the Earth.
