Summary of Pixels and Predictions: Potential Of Gpt-4v in Meteorological Imagery Analysis and Forecast Communication, by John R. Lawson et al.
Pixels and Predictions: Potential of GPT-4V in Meteorological Imagery Analysis and Forecast Communication
by John R. Lawson, Joseph E. Trujillo-Falcón, David M. Schultz, Montgomery L. Flora, Kevin H. Goebbert, Seth N. Lyman, Corey K. Potvin, Adam J. Stepanek
First submitted to arxiv on: 22 Apr 2024
Categories
- Main: Computation and Language (cs.CL)
- Secondary: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI); Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics (physics.ao-ph)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary This study explores the potential of generative AI models, particularly OpenAI’s GPT-4V, to improve weather forecasting and communication. The researchers evaluate GPT-4V’s ability to interpret meteorological charts and convey weather hazards effectively, despite challenges like hallucinations where it produces coherent but incorrect responses. They assess its performance through two tasks: generating severe-weather outlooks from weather-chart analysis and producing hazard summaries in Spanish and English. While GPT-4V shows promise in generating accurate outlooks, its translations into Spanish lack idiomatic precision, highlighting the need for human oversight and explainable AI to ensure trustworthy forecasting. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This study looks at how well a special kind of artificial intelligence (AI) called GPT-4V can help predict the weather. The researchers wanted to see if this AI could take information from charts about the weather and turn it into useful messages for people. They tested GPT-4V by having it generate forecasts and summaries in both English and Spanish. While the AI did a good job with English, its translations into Spanish were not as accurate because they didn’t convey the same nuances as human language. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Gpt » Precision
