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This article in the FT today about the astronomical valuations of a lot of #AI start-ups - most of which seem to have little idea of how they will make revenue let alone profits made me wonder: Google Graphcast , WeatherNext and other NWP applications of #MachineLearning have presumably cost hundreds of millions of dollars too, what could we have done with that money in the #weather and #climate space? Never mind the publicly funded weather services, who provided most of the training data for these services?

Who needs revenue when you’re a multibillion-dollar AI start-up?

on.ft.com/3FGvFUA

Financial Times · Who needs revenue when you’re a multibillion-dollar AI start-up?By Elaine Moore

A regional outbreak of severe storms is likely across the Mid-Mississippi Valley to the Lower-Mississippi Valley, including portions of the Lower Ohio Valley and Mid South. Tornadoes, several of which could be strong, widespread severe gusts ranging from 60 to 100 mph, and scattered large hail up to baseball size will be possible. WeatherAwareDay #weather #wx #SPC #TheOutPost #SevereWeather  

The cloud cover is scooting by overhead this afternoon - it had already rearranged itself several times since I snapped this shot. A neighbor told me she had seen snow falling aways up in the Cascades as she drove back from Portland. I doubt it'll be clear enough tonight to see the lunar eclipse, sadly, but I might at least step outside then to see what's up.

I don't know if there is anybody who lives in the US Midwest/Dixie Alley on the Fediverse but please do pay attention to the weather going forward today; Friday and Saturday are going to be a big threat.