Not-So-Scary Halloween Stories: How AI Is Powering Innovation Across Sectors

The S2G Podcast • Ep. 22
Not-So-Scary Halloween Stories: How AI Is Powering Innovation Across Sectors
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What do bioactives, aquaculture operations, and warehouses have in common? They can all be powered by AI. In honor of spooky season, we’re taking you on a cross-sector journey to explore a topic that can sometimes get a scary rep.

We recently released a report that identifies use cases for AI across our focus sectors and evaluates the challenges and opportunities to see where AI can drive significant business value and environmental benefits. 

In this episode, we’ll hear from Vikram Sharma, operating partner at S2G, about the findings from the report and the opportunities for cross-sector collaboration for AI-based technologies. We also speak to some of the entrepreneurs in S2G’s portfolio — Lee Chae of Brightseed, Jackie Wu of Corvus Robotics, and Matt Zimola of ReelData — about how they’re employing AI to discover plant-based bioactives to address specific health outcomes, improve the financial viability and sustainability of aquaculture operations, and make inventory management more efficient, transparent, and safe for workers. Join us as we learn about the applications and opportunities that are getting us pretty excited for the future of this much-talked-about technology. 

Key Takeaways

  • One of the report’s key findings is that entrepreneurs have a tremendous opportunity to share insights and lessons from similar AI use cases across non-competitive sectors. 

  • Jackie Wu from Corvus Robotics details how the company’s autonomous drones are transforming inventory management, performing 10x faster scans, and improving accuracy.

  • Lee Chae of Brightseed explains how their AI platform, Forager, is exploring the mysterious world of plants to identify bioactives with specific human health benefits. Forager is helping to reduce the time and cost of getting a novel product to market. 

  • Matt Zimola of ReelData shares how their AI-powered platform is enabling aquaculture companies to reduce resource-use while optimizing fish growth, helping to bolster an industry that has great potential to provide a critical and sustainable protein source. 

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