• Third, and most directly, a lighter‐weight model consumes less power per forecast, reducing the operational carbon footprint of weather services.“ The third advantage of this light computational load is that it’ s more environmentally friendly,” Kirstine notes.“ It’ s not producing as much emissions.”
The Met Office’ s collaboration with Microsoft further reinforces this sustainability story. The new supercomputing capability is powered by 100 % renewable energy and designed to be among the world’ s most energy‐efficient systems.
“WE ARE CONSTANTLY LOOKING FOR WAYS TO IMPROVE AND THAT’ S WHY WE HAVE BEEN KEEPING A VERY CLOSE EYE ON AI”
Kirstine Dale, Chief AI Officer, Met Office sustainabilitymag. com
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