Tennessee students are preparing for the future with AI in Ag School

Farming in the future will likely involve the use of artificial intelligence.

Some Tennessee teens got an up-close experience learning this technology in an academic camp, including getting their first try at flying drones.

Charles Denney shows us the skills they perfect in AI in Ag School.

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