EchoFarmAI and its limits
In EchoFarm, AI is a tool. It suggests, explains and ranks. It doesn't make the decision and doesn't act on its own.
1. Where it's used
- Marking dried and yellowed tissue in a leaf photo
- Ranking possible problems from the symptoms you choose
- Marking dense canopy areas in a tree photo
- Answering questions in the assistant, based on your saved data
2. What it doesn't do
- It doesn't give a definitive diagnosis; it gives likelihoods.
- It doesn't recommend synthetic pesticides; it shows cultural, biological and organic options first.
- It doesn't diagnose animals or name drugs and doses; in an emergency it refers you to a veterinarian.
- It doesn't make up a soil, water or weather value that hasn't been measured; it says “you need to measure this”.
- It doesn't send commands to devices on its own.
3. When it isn't sure
If a photo is blurry, it warns you before sending. If different methods give different results, it doesn't give a definite name and asks you to retake the photo or show it to an expert. It doesn't force a crop it can't recognize into the nearest disease; it says “no diagnostic support”.
4. The basis of every result
Under each scan result it shows which method was used and the time. Alerts show their reasoning and the measurement they rely on. The app's Transparency Log records every automated result.
5. Which methods
Photo interpretation happens on the phone: dried and yellowed tissue is marked with a color map, and possible problems are ranked with the symptom guide's questions. The assistant's answers are produced by rules from the records in the app. Weather and evaporation come from Open-Meteo's FAO-56 calculation; alerts and crop suitability are calculated by rules, and the rule version is shown under each alert. Your photos and questions aren't sent to an AI company.