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Artificial Intelligence in the Field: Exploring Innovation and Ethics with Professor Chad Fiechter
21 May 2026 45:26 Chop Local
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Episode 43 | Today, Katie Olthoff of the Meat Success Podcast interviews Purdue agricultural economics, professor Chad Fiechter about practical, responsible use of generative AI in agriculture and small businesses. Fiechter describes adoption ranging from “Google Plus” >
Connect with Chad here: https://ag.purdue.edu/commercialag/home/team/chad-fiechter/
- 01:17 Chad’s Journey from the farm to Purdue
- 03:19 How Farms Use AI Today
- 05:05 Building Custom AI Tools
- 10:44 Iterating Like a Pro
- 12:50 Data Privacy and Paid Plans
- 16:48 Hallucinations and Verification
- 23:18 Owning AI Output
- 29:14 Adversarial Prompts and Model Battles
- 37:21 AI as Small Business Coach
- 41:24 Give AI Better Context
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