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But that's the point of a weather forecast. We don't do them for the science. (I'm not arguing against weather research.)

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I would think we also use these models to run simulations. So maybe the AI models can be used to run simulations with different kinds of inputs to see if doing X in one place (like planting a lot of trees in one area) will have an outsized impact rather than doing Y in another place.

AI models rarely have that kind of predictive power because they are noticing patterns not running simulations.

The model may care about trees because mountains above a specific height don’t have trees on them. The old, measures stop being useful once you start optimizing for them, AI edition.

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