Can an ethical and algorithmically transparent cloud kitchen prevent future Amazon fires?<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n We often view AI with suspicion \u2013 but AI can be used to solve complex problems currently facing society where innovative approaches are needed<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n For many of us, the Amazon fires are disturbing and a serious problem because the Amazon cannot be recovered once its gone<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n It seems that there is nothing we can do to mitigate this man-made (and economically driven) disaster.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n However, I believe that in the very near future we can<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n And the solution maybe to create a spirit of activism through transparent algorithms to bring about social change<\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Two technologies could be key \u2013 and they are both currently viewed with some suspicion<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Algorithmic transparency<\/a> is viewed with concern i.e. regulators are forcing us to create transparent algorithms. However, transparent algorithms could lead to a competitive advantage<\/em><\/strong> as I explain below<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The second technology is Cloud Kitchens, The VC Michael Moritz recently spoke of the disruptive nature of Cloud Kitchens<\/a> and it\u2019s negative connotations on the restaurant industry.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n However, a combination of Cloud kitchens and algorithmic transparency (coupled with blockchain) could provide a complete end-to-end transparency across the entire food chain<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n All these components exist but we just need an \u2018ethical and algorithmically transparent\u2019 cloud kitchen to put it all together.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n A cloud kitchen is a restaurant with no dine-in facility i.e. serving customers through Cloud providers like Deliveroo, Just-Eat etc. In that sense, it has a business model based on disrupting existing restaurants.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n But a cloud kitchen driven by values could be extremely disruptive<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n And those values are likely to be those of urban, younger, socially and environmentally conscious customers<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Informed by transparent algorithms, they will take value-based decisions \u2013 favourable to the environment<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n With a single swipe of an app \u2013 they can include \/ remove a specific component in the food value chain (for example a farm responsible for clearing forests in the amazon) \u2013 making the food value chain transparent, accountable and values-based.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n This idea could extend to other things that customers value \u2013 for example \u2013 the ethical treatment of animals<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n We thus remove the commercial incentive to damage the environment and encourage a values-based culture<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The idea is not far-fetched<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Millennials are dramatically changing food logistics driven by the environment<\/a> \u2013 such as rejecting canned food and excessive packaging<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Vegan food has become the UK\u2019s fastest growing takeaway<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Through ethical and algorithmically transparent cloud kitchen, we are just making explicit – what is already a trend<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The views expressed in this article are personal and not affiliated to any organization I am associated with.<\/p>\n Image source: BBC<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Go to Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n