Ella Halstead is a Senior Behavioural Analyst at Canvas8. After completing a Masters of Commerce in International Business, she shifted into the world of cultural insights. Specialising in qualitative research, she has a passion for uncovering unique human stories. Outside of work, she is a chronic ruminator, coffee drinker, and market-goer. 

The mainstreaming of AI is setting a new precedent for how people relate to non-human sources of intelligence. While automation on a consumer level has typically focused on specific tasks like replying to emails or budgeting, it’s now swiftly expanding to a more dynamic range of applications.

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Four Growers’ produce harvesting robots aim to help indoor farms that can harvest year-long but struggle to find enough labor and battle with tight margins. It joins a swathe of ag-tech start-ups that hope to improve efficiency in the sector by replacing human labor with technology.