Transforming food production and service? A response to the White Paper ‘Food AI: A game changer for Australia’s food and beverage sector’

    14 November 2024

    October 2024

    The White Paper ‘Food AI: A game changer for Australia’s food and beverage sector’ was published in April 2024. The White Paper was the result of ‘a collaborative effort, informed by (a roundtable of) experts across industry, government, and academia, and explores AI’s impact across the entire food supply chain, from farm to fork to consumers. The report highlights exciting possibilities: AI-powered tools that tackle complex challenges like optimising agricultural productivity, improved food safety and design foods preferred by consumers.’ While I am comfortable with Food AI being used to enhance food production and quality, reduce waste and create sustainable products I have some questions about the process of developing AIs I have some questions about the process of developing AIs and the benefits for the consumer.

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    Paul van Reyk
    My first essay on food was in Year 10 - people seemed to like it. It took me 56 years to come back to it, so I have a lot of catching up to do. My focus is on Anglo-Saxon settler culinary ways in Australia, roughly from the first days of colonisation to the 1960s - 1970s. I particularly write about stuff that has not been written about before but is very much a part of the Anglo-Saxon Australian table. I hope you enjoy reading as much as I do writing.