CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Nov. 2 -- The University of Virginia issued the following news release:
Think AI can predict the weather as well as your favorite meteorologist? Not so fast. A new University of Virginia study shows why human weather forecasters are still essential.
A new University of Virginia study shows why human weather forecasters are still essential. Researchers found that while AI can produce convincing forecasts, it often struggles to identify where weather systems are located or even what's happening in the atmosphere.
UVA Environmental Institute Climate Fellow Timothy Higgins led the research team that developed new methods to test whether AI forecasts are actually accurate, and not just believable.
"AI models are becomin...