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<p><strong>By applying artificial intelligence, the Twente-based startup Spectro-AI makes it possible to distinguish weeds from crops and control the weeds. It also measures the quality of lawns and detects unhealthy trees in forested areas.</strong></p><p><img src="https://cms.aihub-oost.nl/uploads/2_Y_Tmk_Pdy1_A_Oo1_C_Ad_H4_U0_Dlhmu_D5_E_Fe_L5iq_QCP_Op5_0149d0eb81.png" alt="2YTmkPdy1AOo1CAdH4U0DlhmuD5EFeL5iqQCPOp5.png" srcset="https://cms.aihub-oost.nl/uploads/thumbnail_2_Y_Tmk_Pdy1_A_Oo1_C_Ad_H4_U0_Dlhmu_D5_E_Fe_L5iq_QCP_Op5_0149d0eb81.png 245w,https://cms.aihub-oost.nl/uploads/small_2_Y_Tmk_Pdy1_A_Oo1_C_Ad_H4_U0_Dlhmu_D5_E_Fe_L5iq_QCP_Op5_0149d0eb81.png 500w,https://cms.aihub-oost.nl/uploads/medium_2_Y_Tmk_Pdy1_A_Oo1_C_Ad_H4_U0_Dlhmu_D5_E_Fe_L5iq_QCP_Op5_0149d0eb81.png 750w,https://cms.aihub-oost.nl/uploads/large_2_Y_Tmk_Pdy1_A_Oo1_C_Ad_H4_U0_Dlhmu_D5_E_Fe_L5iq_QCP_Op5_0149d0eb81.png 1000w," sizes="100vw" width="1080" height="618"></p><p>“These are all examples that convey the same message: AI will lead to major new breakthroughs and help solve societal challenges,” Spectro-AI Director Hamed Mehdipoor told Twente Board.</p><blockquote><p>AI will lead to major new breakthroughs and help solve societal challenges—Hamed Mehdipoor, director of Spectro-AG</p></blockquote><p>His company primarily uses artificial intelligence for image recognition. Mehdipoor: “With a drone, a farmer or grower can very easily collect data themselves. That data makes it possible to take site-specific action. This saves water, fertilizer, and pesticides. This is not only economically and ecologically valuable, but it also takes the pressure off the farmer. A win-win situation, in other words.”</p><h2>Attracting and Retaining AI Talent</h2><p>According to Mehdipoor, it is important that new students are trained in AI and that they gain hands-on experience with how AI can be applied. For this reason, Spectro-AI has joined TalentIT, a project in which various parties collaborate to reduce the labor shortage in IT companies by retaining talented students in the region. “Twente is in an excellent position to offer AI talent exciting opportunities and to nurture the next generation of young researchers in this strategically important field.”</p><h2>Twente Board</h2><p>Artificial Intelligence is a key technology for the Twente Board, one of the coalition partners of the AI Hub East Netherlands. The Twente Board is a partnership that strengthens the broader economy in Twente, focusing on the region’s strengths. It promotes investment in technical innovations, works to accelerate the circular economy, and strives to make the region an attractive and accessible place to live and work. Read more about the <a href="https://twente.com/nl/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Twente Board</a> here.</p>

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<p>Using artificial intelligence, the Twente-based startup Spectro-AI makes it possible to distinguish weeds from crops and control the weeds. It also measures the quality of lawns and detects unhealthy trees in forested areas.</p>