Does farming make us human? a report on two Australian public deliberations
Angie Sassano·Chris Degeling·Christopher Mayes·Cheryl Travers·Megan Moss·Ashley Rootsey·LELAND GLENNA·Robert Sparrow
Abstract Purpose Farmers in Australia are currently facing profound challenges due to soil degradation, biodiversity loss, climate change, biosecurity threats, and difficulties in securing labour; farmers elsewhere face similar challenges. Increased use of robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) has been proposed as a possible solution to these problems. These technologies have the potential to radically transform the practice of farming: according to some authorities they hold out the prospec