Artificial Intelligence Institute for Next Generation Food Systems Content / Artificial Intelligence Institute for Next Generation Food Systems Content for 51ԹϺ Davis en Bezos Earth Fund Grants $2M to 51ԹϺ Davis and American Heart Association to Advance AI-Designed Foods /news/bezos-earth-fund-grants-2m-uc-davis-and-american-heart-association-advance-ai-designed-foods <p><span>The </span><a href="https://www.bezosearthfund.org/news-and-insights/bezos-earth-fund-announces-30-million-in-ai-grand-challenge-awards"><span>Bezos Earth Fund has announced</span></a><span> a $2 million grant to the University California, Davis, the American Heart Association and other partners to advance “Swap it Smart” as part of its AI for Climate &amp; Nature Grand Challenge. The funding will support research that could help redesign foods, for example optimizing for&nbsp;flavor profile, nutritional properties and lower costs and environmental impact. &nbsp;</span></p> October 24, 2025 - 2:35pm Andy Fell /news/bezos-earth-fund-grants-2m-uc-davis-and-american-heart-association-advance-ai-designed-foods Can AI Be Too Good to Use? /news/can-ai-be-too-good-use <p><span><span><span>Much of the discussion around implementing artificial intelligence systems focuses on whether an AI application is “trustworthy”: Does it produce useful, reliable results, free of bias, while ensuring data privacy? But a new paper published Dec. 7 in <a href="https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frai.2023.1298604/full">Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence</a> poses a different question: What if an AI is just too good? </span></span></span></p> December 12, 2023 - 2:00pm Andy Fell /news/can-ai-be-too-good-use AI Institute for Food Systems Showcases Projects in DC /blog/ai-institute-food-systems-showcases-projects-dc <p><span><span><span>Professor Ilias Tagokopoulos, director of the AI Institute for Food Systems and associate director Steve Brown recently had the opportunity to present the institute’s work to federal officials and congressional staffers at two events in Washington, D.C.. </span></span></span></p> October 31, 2023 - 12:36pm Andy Fell /blog/ai-institute-food-systems-showcases-projects-dc Recapping F3: Food for Fairness Summit /food/news/recapping-food-fairness-summit <p class="MsoNormal"><span>The inaugural </span><a href="https://foodforfairness.org/"><span>Food For Fairness Summit</span></a><span><span>,</span></span><span> Oct. 19-21, brought together local experts and resources to address regional and global challenges around food access.</span></p> October 26, 2021 - 11:50am Dave Jones /food/news/recapping-food-fairness-summit