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by DoubleCribble 3204 days ago
The Australian farmer might not, but the machine that replaces him will.
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Only if the same machine has to run on every farm in the world, without the option of learning what local conditions are or having them configured.

Machines operating farms in Australia can easily just assume the soil is dry, like the farmers do, as long as they don't also have to operate farms in Louisiana.