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DeepMind's GenCast AI is really good at forecasting the weather (www.engadget.com)
submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Pretty much the only thing I think AI could be useful for - forecasting the weather based off tracking massive amounts of data. I look forward to seeing how this particular field of study is improved.

Bonus points, AI weather modeling, for once, saves energy relative to physics models. Pair it with some sort of light weight physical model to keep the hallucinations at bay, and you've got a good combo.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

Absolutely, but training is only once, being so efficient to make the actual forecast, you could have a forecast personally made for your own garden, which may be very different than a generic one covering hundreds of km². Then the about 90% accuracy will feel WAY more accurate.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I feel this personally, I live in the hills outside of a valley metro. All weather data is forecasted off of valley sensors, but shit gets weird when you suddenly climb 2000+ ft.

The best weather services in my area are those that can factor in peoples household meters into their forecasting, but those services still aren't perfect.