MJBiz - May/June 2024 - 34

Neatleaf's Spyder AI technology
assesses a cannabis grow
to detect signs of stress.
Photo courtesy of Neatleaf Spyder
Growing Intelligence
How AI is making cannabis cultivation smarter
By Kate Robertson
M
achine learning is becoming
increasingly common in
indoor cannabis grows, as
cultivators use sophisticated sensors
and cameras to maintain optimal
growing conditions, sound the alarm
about threats such as pests or disease
and reduce labor costs associated
with both menial and high-level
cultivation tasks.
" Cannabis has always been the
enabler of some of these bleedingedge
technologies, " Nick Genty,
CEO of North Carolina-based AgEye
Technologies, said in an interview
with MJBizMagazine.
" They've had the margins, and
they've had the budgets to support
investing in new technology versus
some of the vegetable guys who
don't. "
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There are two main reasons
why cannabis and other indoor
agriculture companies are
implementing artificial intelligence
or machine-learning technology in
their facilities:
* The labor, energy and
other resources required to
grow cannabis indoors are
expensive, and technology
powered by artificial
intelligence (AI) can reduce
those costs.
* Consistency is key in any
indoor agriculture facility,
and AI can help deliver that
consistency-even across
facilities located in different
states.
For now, AI is powering
sophisticated data collection
and monitoring solutions, and
technology can help identify pests,
diseases and leaf discoloration,
Genty said.
AI for indoor agriculture is getting
closer to being able to monitor and
highlight what isn't visible in a grow,
such as growth-rate changes in
plants.
In the future, AI will be able
to enhance growth rates once
consistency has been reached.
" You've established that you can
do consistency across that baseline, "
Genty said. " Now let's improve the
crops. "
MORE PRECISION, LESS LABOR
For Stephen Hess, the head of
cultivation at Arizona-based
cannabis company 22Red, AI's gift is

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