Well, who would have thunk it? 🤪
Western AI models “fail spectacularly” in farms and forests abroad
"Big Tech’s AI tools trained on Western data often can’t recognize local crops, forests, or farming conditions without adaptation to local environments."
"If AI assumes literacy, connectivity, or decision authority, it only benefits better resourced farmers first and widens inequality.”
https://restofworld.org/2026/ai-agriculture-local-data/