Here’s an AI-government collaboration of a less… unsettling variety than some. Google DeepMind is teaming up with the National Hurricane Center (NHC) for tropical cyclone season. The AI research lab claims it can predict hurricane paths and intensities with at least the same accuracy as traditional methods.
NHC forecasters have already begun using DeepMind’s AI model. Google says they’re designed to support, not replace, human NHC forecasters. (Although President Trump‘s National Weather Service cuts have already reduced its headcount.) The company is also careful to repeatedly describe its
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