Friedberg argues sustainability should focus on enabling vastly increased consumption through productivity gains, not consumption reduction.
“our objective shouldn't be about in sustainability, shouldn't be about, hey, can we get people to consume less? It should be, can we get people to consume more?”
Friedberg predicts the world will be surprised by acceleration in agricultural productivity over the next decade.
“I think the world will be surprised by how much we see acceleration and advancement in productivity in ag and food systems in the next ten years.”
Friedberg predicts the world will be surprised by ag and food productivity acceleration in the next ten years.
“I think the world will be surprised by how much we see acceleration and advancement in productivity in ag and food systems in the next ten years.”
Friedberg says turning genes on or off can increase farmer yields by 50% per acre, capabilities impossible ten years ago.
“It really is astounding what we can do today that we literally couldn't do ten years ago.”
Friedberg's non-engineer chief of staff used AI to write a Python script in hours to screen hundreds of resumes.
“Laura asked AI to write a Python script for her, to download all the resumes from Greenhouse, scan them, score them, and give her results. She did this all in a couple of hours.”