By Olivia De Young
Unsure what to make for dinner, you check your kitchen. A loaf of bread. A bag of baby carrots. A can of pumpkin puree. A package of chicken broth. You can’t think of any recipes, but it could turn into a delicious meal with a little help from artificial intelligence (AI), something Extension educator Mandy Gray knows well.
Gray, health and human sciences educator and county Extension director for Hancock County, has been studying everyday applications of AI with a team of Purdue Extension educators and specialists for over two years.
“We’ve spent a lot of time learning about AI — how we can use it in our personal lives and our jobs in Extension and how it can help people in our community,” Gray says.
The team has experimented with using AI tools, like ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot, for planning meals, creating recipes and creating a weekly meal budget. Gray explains, “A lot of people maybe are afraid to use AI, but it's one of the simplest tools I've ever used.”
Source : purdue.edu