Building responsible AI

Santosh, a small farmer in Uttar Pradesh, is eagerly awaiting harvest season. He recently acquired an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered farm advisory device that was distributed in his village as part of a pilot by a global agri-tech firm. The device runs on a software that assesses weather, soil, and water conditions to predict crop patterns. Having proved useful for farmers in the American Midwest, the technology has generated great excitement in this UP hamlet. A week before harvest, however, Santosh finds that his fields have been destroyed by pests endemic to the region.