Google Now Has AI That Can Make Weather Forecasts
Google now has AI that can make weather forecasts. This program was initiated by Google DeepMind researchers who created a machine learning-based weather forecast program called GraphCast.
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| Google has unveiled GraphCast, a powerful new AI that can make weather forecasts more accurately than our current best tools (Photo: Depositphotos) |
GraphCast can predict the weather for the next 10 days within a minute. Its researchers claim GraphCast can beat traditional weather forecasting technology with verification rates reaching 90%.
GraphCast was recently able to predict the appearance of Tropical Storm Lee 10 days before it occurred
This AI-based weather forecast was carried out using two of the latest Earth weather data, including various variables in testing up to six hours earlier, as quoted from Engadget, Thursday (11/16/2023).
In practice, GraphCast was recently able to predict the appearance of Tropical Storm Lee 10 days before it hit, faster than traditional weather forecasts used by meteorologists.
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Traditional weather forecasting takes longer because the model needs to calculate various calculations of fluid physics and dynamics to make accurate forecasts.
GraphCast can also predict severe weather events including tropical cyclones and extreme temperature waves in specific areas. Then, because the algorithm can be retrained using the latest data, researchers believe that GraphCast can predict fluctuations in weather patterns that occur along with climate change.
Shortly, GraphCast -- or at least the AI algorithm behind it -- will be coming to the public. According to Wired, Google is looking for ways to integrate GraphCast into its products.
DeepMind is a startup acquired by Google in 2014 and has artificial intelligence research in various aspects. Starting from being used to playing Quake III games to being trained in the realm of health. That is to detect kidney failure and breast cancer.
DeepMind is led by Demis Hassabis, who was recently named the smartest CEO in the world by Preply. Prely analyzed 100 executives of U.S. companies. One of the assessments was how they used language in speech, and Hassabis scored highest in the Preply study.