App developers use AI to fight food waste

Techies are tackling food waste with artificial intelligence through an app that learns the fruit and veg storage habits of it users. The EatBy kitchen management and grocery list app automatically suggests how long fruit, veg and frozen items will stay fresh for and then reminds you to use them up before they go off. The clever bit, according to the developers, is that the app learns the storage habits of individual users. "Not everyone's kitchen is the same, and different food storage environments effect shelf life," said EatBy App's co-founder Steffan Lewis. "EatBy App addresses this problem by learning as it's used over time." He added: "Artificial Intelligence does not need to be scary.