Malaysian palm oil mills urged to adopt AI tech

KUALA KANGSAR (Nov 19): Palm oil mills in the country have been urged to use artificial intelligence (AI) technology for palm oil processing, reducing cost and increasing revenue. Plantation and Commodities Minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani said Minsawi Industries (Kuala Kangsar) Sdn Bhd’s palm oil mill here, which utilises AI technology provided by AIREI Sdn Bhd, can serve as an example to other palm oil mills. “This is a first in the world where a palm oil mill uses technological advancement that adopts AI incorporated in its sensors and some of the predictive tools to process palm oil. “If this technology is effective, the system should be looked into by all stakeholders in the industry. We have 446 palm oil mills (in the country), but this is the first one to incorporate all these technologies including AI and sensors,” he told a media conference after launching the AI-based smart palm oil mill, a collaboration between Minsawi Industries and AIREI, here on Tuesday. Also ...