Google’s Latest AI Model Transforms Into a Satellite Double Agent to Pursue Climate Change Trail
“Google’s Newest AI Model Acts like a Satellite to Track Climate Change”
“Google’s latest AI model, which predicts global precipitation hourly, may act somewhat like a satellite. The difference is that this ‘satellite’ isn’t peering down from space: It’s crunching numbers and churning out maps from the company’s supercomputers. But like a satellite, it’s constantly monitoring changes in the environment,” states the original article in Wired.
Oh, you’ve got to hand it to Google! Who knew a company that started off as a humble search engine would someday tackle climate change from more angles than a disco ball at a roller rink?
The tech titan’s latest gift to the world is an Artificial Intelligence model, possessing keen weather forecasting abilities. Replacing telescopes with supercomputers, Google is serving us weather predictions with almost satellite-like precision. “Somewhat like a satellite,” they say. Quite humble, don’t you think?
What this ‘pseudo-satellite’ does is simple – it watches and it learns. 24/7, non-stop and at an ungodly pace, it monitors environmental changes, churning out data like a nerdy sous-chef who never sleeps. Its primary focus? Predicting global rainfall every single hour of the day.
Google’s tomb of climate data, combined with its previous AI weather prediction model – the ‘nowcast’ model – allows the tech overlord’s newest creation to provide pinpoint accuracy in weather forecasts. Or “close enough”, according to the company. The last time we checked, Google had redefined “close enough” for the world.
While the meteorologists might be scratching their heads, there’s no denying that Google’s audacious attempt pushes the boundaries of AI possibilities. Perhaps the best part of all this? Google plans to make it open source. Yes, it intends to share this cutting-edge technology without being tight-fisted.
With Google’s fresh endeavor, climate activism has a trendy new companion, one that operates from air-conditioned rooms and sips on numerals for breakfast. While some may argue that it’s not pure satellite power, but rather, a number-crunching supercomputer creating maps and weather patterns, can’t we appreciate the irony?
From guiding us to the nearest donut shop to helping us understand the complex and unpredictable world of climate change, Google really is trying to do it all. But hey, in the climate change arena, all help is appreciated, right? Robots and supercomputers included. Elbows up, it’s time to dive deep into this digital weather revolution.