AI Disclaimer
Last updated: January 2025 · Please read carefully before using AI features
EcoShade uses artificial intelligence to assist with crop health analysis and treatment recommendations. AI outputs are advisory tools, not professional agronomist advice. Always consult a qualified agronomist for critical decisions affecting crop health, livestock safety, or human health.
1. How Our AI Works
EcoShade runs a multi-model ensemble pipeline for every crop photo analysis. Three independent AI models (Gemini Pro Vision and GPT-4o) analyze your image in parallel. Their outputs are cross-validated to produce a composite confidence score. This approach reduces single-model error rates from approximately 22% to approximately 7% for high-confidence diagnoses.
2. Confidence Scoring
Every analysis produces a composite confidence score (0–100) based on four weighted factors:
- Vision Confidence (40%): Average AI model confidence in the diagnosis.
- Regional Disease Probability (25%): Historical outbreak data for your GPS region and season.
- Weather Compatibility (20%): Whether current weather conditions match the disease profile.
- Growth Stage Match (15%): Whether the detected growth stage matches your registered plant data.
Confidence thresholds:
- ≥60 — Confident: Full recommendations shown.
- 40–59 — Cautious: Recommendations shown with warning. User must acknowledge before proceeding.
- <40 — Uncertain: No recommendations shown. Farmer advised to retake photo or consult an agronomist.
3. Safety Rules
Every AI recommendation is filtered through 7 non-negotiable safety rules before being shown to you. These rules are hardcoded — they cannot be disabled, modified, or overridden by any user action, AI output, or runtime configuration. The only way to change a rule is a code deployment.
Removes any recommendation containing an EU or globally prohibited active ingredient.
Caps doses at legal maximums. Warns if the AI suggested an excessive dose.
Blocks recommendations if your plant is too close to harvest (Pre-Harvest Interval).
Attaches Re-Entry Interval information to all chemical treatments.
Blocks neonicotinoids and systemic insecticides during flowering to protect pollinators.
Hides non-organic-certified products if your farm preference is organic.
Removes products banned in your country (country-specific bans vary).
4. Limitations
- AI models may misidentify plant species, diseases, or growth stages.
- Photo quality (lighting, angle, resolution) significantly affects accuracy.
- Regional disease data is updated monthly — recent outbreaks may not be reflected immediately.
- Treatment recommendations are based on general agricultural knowledge and may not account for hyper-local conditions.
- AI cannot detect issues that are not visually apparent (root diseases, nutrient deficiencies without leaf symptoms).
5. Audit Trail
Every AI analysis is permanently logged with: the models used, individual model outputs, composite confidence score, safety rules triggered, recommendations given, and recommendations blocked. This audit trail is immutable and available for regulatory review. You can export your full AI interaction history via Settings → Export My Data.
6. Your Responsibility
By using EcoShade's AI features, you acknowledge that AI recommendations are tools to assist your decision-making, not replacements for professional agronomist consultation. You accept full responsibility for treatment decisions made based on AI outputs. EcoShade is not liable for crop losses, environmental damage, or any other consequences arising from the application of AI-generated recommendations.