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AI system simulates extreme weather at 1/300th cost

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The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence has developed a new system called HiRO-ACEv2, capable of simulating global extreme weather events at a 3 km resolution. This system achieves this simulation at approximately 1/300th the cost of previous methods. Notably, HiRO-ACEv2 matches the statistical accuracy of the X-SHiELD system, even for extremely rare events. AI

IMPACT This advancement could significantly improve climate modeling and disaster preparedness by enabling more cost-effective and detailed weather simulations.

RANK_REASON Research milestone announcement of a new AI system for weather simulation. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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AI system simulates extreme weather at 1/300th cost

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  1. Bluesky Jetstream — AI desk TIER_1 English(EN) · ai2.bsky.social ·

    What if you could simulate global extreme weather at 3 km resolution for ~1/300th the cost?

    What if you could simulate global extreme weather at 3 km resolution for ~1/300th the cost? Our new HiRO-ACEv2 system does just that, while matching X-SHiELD’s statistics to within 3% even for events as rare as 1 in a million data points. 🧵 buff.ly/mZnScdv

    LINKS huggingface.co/…/HiRO-ACEv2

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