AI for Good: How can AI help our food systems?

Explore. Create. Mingle.

Friday, February 28, 2025 | 5 - 7 pm PST

Maria Mtele holds recently harvested orange-fleshed sweet potatoes in a field in Mwasonge, Tanzania. Maria is a mother of 5 and farmer in Tanzania who relies on farming for food and income. Through a local agricultural program, Maria learned about a new crop of orange-fleshed sweet potatoes, specifically bred to thrive in sub-Saharan Africa. They taught her about soil irrigation, crop multiplication, and how to get her crops to market. She is now a leader in her farming group and teaches others what she’s learned. Maria increased her families’ income and she is using this new income to build a new, sturdy home.

AI for Good: How can AI help our food systems?
In-Person at the Discovery Center | Directions 
Free | ASL services provided

Need an appetizer for your weekend? Drop-in anytime between 5 and 7 p.m. to Explore, Create, and Mingle with AI experts at this Discovery Center experience! Find out how AI tools are creating more inclusive systems for small holder farmers and see how AI can help us all become better food citizens.

Hear from Gates Foundation staff and local AI artists and experts as they share their stories and insights on how AI is changing the food landscape. Mingle over complimentary sips and bites as you test out different chatbots and learn how to build your own to support your activism.

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