The cameras and sensors will also be able to identify the birds’ physical maturity to estimate when they will be available for consumption. The institute will analyze poultry behavior at different stages of maturity to accumulate big data that will be incorporated into the smart farm technology. Besides increasing production, AI smart farms are expected to be able to identify chickens with avian influenza to prevent large-scale damage. When the highly pathogenic H5N6 strain of avian influenza broke out in November 2016 in Korea, 33.1 million birds were slaughtered across 821 farms over three months. The poultry industry is estimated to have suffered 1 trillion won ($929 million) in damage. If a chicken or duck is detected as carrying a contagious disease on a smart farm, they will be quickly located and removed before they can infect other poultry. Towards this end, LG Innotek will develop a deep-learning algorithm that will identify symptoms of infected birds using temperature and humidity sensors. “It is our goal to make our lives safer and more convenient through innovative technology,” said Kwon Il-geun, chief technology officer at LG Innotek. LG Innotek hopes to be able to apply smart technology to poultry farms by 2020.