Gardin is using generative AI and synthetic data to drive plant growth — here's how

• Gardin produces a sensor that monitors plant health and generates growth insights.
• The company initially struggled to source images of plants to train a disease-detection algorithm.
• Generative AI was used to create synthetic images to bridge the data gap and create a model.
• This article is part of "AI in Action," a series exploring how AI is being used across different industries. 

Gardin, an agricultural technology company based in Oxfordshire, England, makes an automated sensor that measures plant health, known as "plant-driven growing."