Romanian state agency turns to AI to help farmers tap EU funds


FILE PHOTO: AI Artificial intelligence words, miniature of robot and EU flag are seen in this illustration taken December 21, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

BUCHAREST (Reuters) - A Romanian state agency for rural investments is using artificial intelligence to help farmers apply for European Union funds, it said on Monday, a first in one of the EU's least developed digital economies.

The Agency for Financing Rural Investments (AFIR) told Reuters it began using robots from software automation company UiPath a little over two years ago.

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