There is a lot of visual inspection for quality and food safety in the seafood industry. Whether its raw material, finished product, packaging or labelling, visual inspection happens throughout the supply chain. Inspection is typically done through random sampling using human sensory evaluation. It’s labour intensive and open to human bias and error. Does AI—especially machine or computer vision technology—offer a solution to automate, standardize and improve quality and food safety inspection.
In this session, ThisFish CEO Eric Enno Tamm will present an overview of how AI works and the type of computer vision technology that is being used for visual inspection in seafood today. Case studies will be presented for different applications including fresh, canned, frozen and packaged seafood products.
The talk will deal with the following questions, including questions from the audience: Since quality inspection can be very subjective, can AI help to standardize quality grades and how will the industry manage this standardization? Can AI help reduce labour costs and improve the quality of inspection? What are the ethical and legal implications of having machines replace humans in quality inspection? What are the implications for data sharing with customers and suppliers? Who governs standardization?
Date / Time: Sunday, March 16, 2025 2:00 PM to 2:45 PM · 45 min. (America/New_York)
Location: Room 153A, Boston Convention Centre
Format: Conference Session
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