Google says its AI weather model is getting better
Google is rolling out an updated AI weather model that's supposed to be more accurate, especially when it comes to predicting rain and snowfall. In the announcement today, the company says it's now able to make forecasts with "unprecedented resolution" using its new WeatherNext 3 AI model. It can produce a global picture that's five […]
Google has updated its AI weather model, WeatherNext 3, which is said to be more accurate, particularly in predicting rain and snowfall. According to Google, the new model can produce a global picture that is five times sharper than its previous model by learning from real-time weather observations.
The model is able to leverage more data than most global AI models train on, as stated by Samier Merchant, a research engineer at Google Research. WeatherNext 3 has been tested on Operational WeatherBench, a utility for comparing AI forecasts, and has proven to be the most accurate among leading contenders, beating out other deep-learning models and traditional forecasts.
The new model will start feeding into weather information users see in search, Google Maps, and Gemini, as well as being available to users and researchers on Google's cloud platforms.
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