Researchers have developed a smartphone-based artificial intelligence system that accurately predicts the ripeness and internal quality of avocados.
“Avocados are among the most wasted fruits globally due to overripeness,” said Luyao Ma, an assistant professor at Oregon State University. “Our goal was to create a tool that helps consumers and retailers make smarter decisions about when to use or sell avocados.”
The research team, comprising scientists from Oregon State and Florida State University, trained AI models using more than 1,400 iPhone images of Hass avocados. The system predicted firmness, a key indicator of ripeness, with nearly 92% accuracy, and internal quality (fresh vs. rotten) with over 84% accuracy…