Minnesota’s Agricultural Utilization Research Institute has a new virtual assistant tool called AVA. AURI Director of Business Development Jason Robinson said this tool supports farmers and entrepreneurs. “Specifically, it is meant to answer some of those most commonly asked questions about starting or running a food business with a specific focus on providing answers to business development and food safety or science questions.” Robinson said AVA is different than other artificial intelligence chatbots on the internet because it only uses information curated by AURI. Listen to the full interview.
