A new Joint Advisory Group on Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been announced that will inform the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Executive Council (EC) on the development and use of AI technologies in meteorology and hydrology.
The group will seek to accelerate integration of AI into the WMO infrastructure and research activities, with a special focus on incorporating AI in the WMO Integrated Processing and Prediction System (WIPPS).
According to WMO, it will work collaboratively with the public, private and academic sectors in applying AI and machine learning technologies to strengthen the entire weather, climate, water science to services value cycle.
WMO said it recognizes the revolutionary potential of AI, while stressing the need to align with scientific and ethical standards and uphold the role of national meteorological and hydrological services as the authoritative source of public warnings.
“AI is rapidly reshaping how we work, creating a demand for new skills and increased adoption of AI technology. We need to embrace this challenge, balancing short-term caution with long-term engagement with AI innovation and its expansion,” confirmed WMO president Abdulla Al Mandous.
The agreed action plan on AI was part of a wider package of resolutions announced on June 20 to seize opportunities and meet challenges in a rapidly changing world. Read more about those here.