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Sylvain Charlebois: AI can make our food system more efficient, but if we're not careful, also more expensive

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The debate over artificial intelligence has moved quickly from fascination to anxiety. We are asking what AI can do, who will control it and whether governments can keep pace. Bill Gates’s warning that in the wrong hands, AI could cause a billion deaths captures the scale of that concern. It is a warning about catastrophic misuse, rather than a prediction that such deaths are inevitable.

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When it comes to the food supply, the questions are more immediate. Will AI help make groceries more affordable, or simply make companies better at determining how much each of us is willing to pay?

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McDonald’s recently announced US$8.5 billion (C$12 billion) in support through 2036 for restaurant modernization, technology deployment and operational improvements, including AI. The entire amount is not an AI budget, but the........

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