Among the hype and controversy over artificial intelligence and gen AI tools are experts who are wielding the technology to address daunting challenges in climate and wildfires, agriculture and health.
On Wednesday, the nonprofit Washington State Academy of Sciences convened some of these folks from universities, government agencies and industry to share news of their research and discuss AI policy and regulations.
They gathered at Seattle’s Museum of Flight for the academy’s annual symposium, which was titled “AI for Washington State: Using Artificial Intelligence to explore, discover and understand.”
Deborah Gracio, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s associate laboratory director and national security directorate, kicked off a panel focused on climate issues. Continue reading
“AI’s capacity to analyze vast data sets, identify patterns and generate predictive models holds immense promise for advancing our climate science and informing policy decisions,” Gracio said. “AI-driven climate modeling is not just about prediction, it’s also about actionable insights that can drive meaningful change.”
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