Electric Plant 用 AI 模型 Bombadil 解读植物电信号
原标题：Plants can speak using electricity, so this startup built an AI model to decipher their language
AI 摘要
Electric Plant 公司由 Justin Mast 与神经科学家 Lee von Kraus 创立，过去三年收集植物电信号数据，训练出能解读约 125 种植物电信号的大语言模型 Bombadil，并配套开发了成本仅数十美元的传感器。公司近期完成 1120 万美元种子轮融资，计划将传感器与模型推向农业和林业市场，声称可帮助种植者优化浇水施肥、提升产量并减少 20% 以上用水。
正文节选
Justin Mast’s life was changed by a cyborg plant. A few years ago, Mast was reading through some scientific literature when he stumbled upon research about a houseplant wired to a motorized stand. When the plant wanted more light, electrical signals flowed through the living tissues. A control board sensed the current and wheeled the plant closer to the light source. “I’m like, what the heck?” Mast told TechCrunch. “That was the entry to the rabbit hole for me.” Mast wound up partnering with Lee