Microsoft develops machine learning tool for accurate two- to six-week weather forecasts
Original titleMicrosoft has a new machine learning tool to improve weather forecasts
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Microsoft published findings in Nature on a cost-effective machine learning approach to improve weather forecasts two to six weeks in advance, outperforming traditional physics-based models and recent AI approaches. The tool is now available as open-source software.
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Old-school physics-based weather forecasting and even new AI models typically become less reliable beyond two weeks, a problem Microsoft claims to have solved using machine learning. Researchers with the company say they've found a new, cost-effective way to make more accurate weather forecasts two to six weeks in advance - allowing farmers and emergency responders to plan ahead with greater certainty. The findings were published today in the journal Nature, and the tool is now open-source software. Microsoft joins Google, Nvidia, and other companies developing AI tools for weather forecasting. Instead of creating a new standalone weather … Read the full story at The Verge.