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G42 + NVIDIA partner on AI-enhanced weather forecasting: UAE AI outfit G42 is partnering with US-based computer tech company Nvidia to advance climate technology by developing AI-driven solutions for more accurate global weather forecasting, according to a press release from Friday. The pair will work on using Nvidia’s Earth-2 platform to create a high-resolution, sq km weather forecasting model.
And they’re building an R&D hub: The pair will also launch a Climate Tech Lab in Abu Dhabi to develop tailored climate and weather solutions in a bid to help organizations worldwide achieve sustainability goals through data-driven strategies, the statement notes.
NVIDIA isn’t new to the game: Nvidia already developed an AI weather-forecasting tool called FourCastNet that utilizes a deep learning architecture known as Adaptive Fourier Neural Operators. It is designed to handle high-resolution, global weather forecasting by predicting weather patterns across multiple time steps.
Major players have already created their own tools: Microsoft researchers developed a new AI foundation model, Aurora, that uses atmospheric data to help mitigate the effects of climate-related crises back in June. Aurora is set apart by its quick ability to predict air pollution in less than a minute.
