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Thailand seeks tools to improve weather forecasts and rainfall predictions
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Digital Economy and Society (DES) Minister Chaichanok Chidchob denied reports that the government sought a 497 million baht budget for an artificial intelligence (AI) tool to improve Thailand’s weather forecasts .
Key facts
- Digital Economy and Society (DES) Minister Chaichanok Chidchob denied reports that the government sought a 497 million baht budget for an artificial intelligence (AI) tool to improve Thailand’s weather forecasts .
- Several Thai media outlets, including Channel 8, reported that the Cabinet had approved a 497 million baht budget to improve the Thai Meteorological Department’s forecasting capabilities
- Separately, the Cabinet recently approved a 1.6 billion baht budget for the TH-AI Passports project, which aims to give Thai residents access to professional-level AI tools .
- Tomorrow.io is a US climate technology company that developed Weather Intelligence, a platform that uses satellite data and AI tools to provide real-time weather forecasts.
Summary
Several Thai media outlets, including Channel 8, reported that the Cabinet had approved a 497 million baht budget to improve the Thai Meteorological Department’s forecasting capabilities. The reports said the money was expected to fund an AI tool developed in cooperation with Tomorrow.io.
Tomorrow.io is a US climate technology company that developed Weather Intelligence, a platform that uses satellite data and AI tools to provide real-time weather forecasts.