How much of your life are you willing to trust to a machine? AI has quietly become part of our everyday lives. It’s always available, stores huge amounts of information, and can help us instantly. Most of us use it daily without thinking about what that trust really costs. After the lecture on ethics and…
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The Hidden Cost of Perfectly Optimized Food
Imagine you walk into a food factory fifteen years from now. The space is black and sterile, humming with the sound of machines. No windows. No natural light. No humans in sight. A mixing machine adjusts water temperature and flour hydration in real time, its sensors reading dough elasticity to the microsecond. Perfect loaves emerge…
AI’s Hidden Environmental Cost: How Bad Are AI Systems Really for the Planet?
Artificial intelligence has become one of the most talked-about technologies of the 21st century. Tools like ChatGPT feel light, quick and helpful, but behind every answer lies a huge machine infrastructure that consumes vast amounts of energy and natural resources. While AI can support society in many ways, its environmental footprint is becoming impossible to…
AI and Robotic in the Food Service Industry: Balancing Innovation with Tradition
Have you ever waited far too long for your food in a restaurant? This might be due to the growing labor shortage in the food service industry—a challenge that could make such delays even more common. But could technology offer a solution? Opportunities for Digitization in the Food Service Industry Digital tools can counteract the…
Humanizing Machines: The Ethical and Psychological Challenges with AI
Have you ever felt a surge of emotion while working with an AI tool? In an era where artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming increasingly integrated into our daily lives, the lines between humans and machines are blurring. This phenomenon sparks crucial ethical and psychological debates about the impact and the consequences of humanizing machines. With…
The Human Element in AI
When Technology Feels Human: A Look at Anthropomorphism Have you ever apologized to chatGPT or felt bad for your robot vacuum when it bumped into a wall? If so, you’ve experienced anthropomorphism firsthand. This phenomenon, where we attribute human-like traits to non-human entities, is more common than you might think and reveals much about our…
Through the Eyes of a Hallucinating Large Language Model: When AIs hallucinate like their early generation images looked like.
In a nutshell No doubt, large language models (LLM) are a huge help for researching topics, generating summaries and ease processes of our daily student life. But when it comes to the reliability of its output, vigilance is due. LLMs are trained on large datasets from various sources. These datasets can contain inaccuracies, biases, or outdated…
Revolutionizing Industries: How AI and Automation Are Redefining Efficiency
In recent years, AI and automation have evolved from tools of convenience to transformative forces shaping entire industries. This shift extends beyond improving isolated processes—it’s about interconnected systems that communicate, adapt, and optimize entire operations. For professionals, students, and entrepreneurs, understanding these systems is no longer optional; it’s essential for thriving in a rapidly changing…
A personal reflection on the literal meaning of Artificial Intelligence
During this week’s Digital Food Business course, I had the pleasure of attending several expert presentations on the topics of digitalization, artificial intelligence, and data science. I was impressed by the wide range of perspectives, the enthusiasm, but also the calm examination of the possibilities of data science and artificial intelligence. Many of the expert…
How to turn a factory upside down
The year is 2024 A.D. Finland is entirely occupied by those that drive automation. Well, not entirely. One small facility of indomitable machines still holds out against the invaders. And life is not easy for the brave engineers who garrison the cities of Kuopio, Tammerfors and Helsinki.Finally a true hero named Siemens brought automation to these lands….
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