If AI wasn’t so existentially frightening, it’d occasionally be downright funny. For example: robotic dogs patrolling mega-farms.

Here’s what one of these adorable puppies looks like.

Aw. So cute. RoboDogs are being deployed at Bayer’s 8,000+ acre GMO-seed-corn operation in Hawaii to monitor wildfires, wild boars, and wild-eyed protesters.

Protesters? Not really. Even though a 2015 poll found that 70% of Hawaiins support stricter controls and mandatory labeling of GMO foods, current opposition to Bayer is focused primarily on advocacy and legal action. Continue Reading →