AUBURN UNIVERSITY HOSTED ON MARCH 2022 A WELL-ATTENDED THREE-DAY CONFERENCE, ENVISIONING 2050 IN THE SOUTHEAST: AI-DRIVEN INNOVATIONS IN AGRICULTURE. A TOTAL OF 250 IN-PERSON AND 150 ONLINE PARTICIPANTS FROM ACADEMIA, INDUSTRY, AND GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES ATTENDED THE CONFERENCE. ENTHUSIASM HAS SINCE BEEN GENERATED FOR A FOLLOW-UP CONFERENCE TO ADDRESS ISSUES AND CONCERNS RAISED DURING THE MARCH 2022 EVENT. DURING A RECENT MEETING IN GAINESVILLE, FL, OF THE HATCH MULTI-STATE PROJECT, S1090: AI IN AGROECOSYSTEMS: BIG DATA AND SMART TECHNOLOGY-DRIVEN SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION, A DECISION WAS MADE TO ORGANIZE A SECOND CONFERENCE TO BETTER ADDRESS THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS OF INTRODUCING AI TECHNOLOGY IN THE U.S. AND FURTHER EXPLORE TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION. THIS CONFERENCE WILL ADDRESS SEVERAL KEY PRIORITY THEMES FOR IMPLEMENTING AI TECHNOLOGY IN AN EFFICIENT, SUSTAINABLE, AND SOCIO-ECONOMICALLY EQUITABLE MANNER. NEW ADDITIONS WILL HIGHLIGHT THE NEED FOR SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND GENDER EQUITY. OUR PLANNING COMMITTEE WILL EMPHASIZE EXPANDING THE BACKGROUND OF CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS TO INCLUDE A BROAD SPECTRUM OF THE RESEARCH COMMUNITY INCLUDING EXPERTS ON GENDER AND SOCIOLOGICAL ISSUES. THIS WILL SERVE TO GENERATE DISCUSSIONS AMONG STAKEHOLDERS ON HOW TO ENSURE AI TECHNOLOGIES DO NOT REINFORCE PRIOR TECHNOLOGICAL BIAS AGAINST WOMEN, MARGINAL COMMUNITIES, AND FARM LABOR. A SECOND NEW THEME WILL BE TO STRENGTHEN THE VOICE OF PRODUCERS SO THEIR NEEDS, CONCERNS, AND PERCEPTIONS CAN BE INCLUDED A PRIORI TO AI DEVELOPMENT. AFTER THE CONFERENCE, A REPORT WITH THE MAIN CONFERENCE FINDINGS AS WELL A JOURNAL SPECIAL ISSUE WILL BE PREPARED.