AI will gradually play a bigger role on our farms - but exactly to what extent is unclear, and whether it will really improve conditions for the animals themselves? "I"ve been in several bulk barns, several dairies that are shifted to robotics and the cows are just friendlier. You can walk among them and they don"t seem to be excited at all," says Jack Britt, professor emeritus at North Carolina State University, who has consulted for various farm tech companies.