🔋 Unlocking climate-relevant data #010 - by Matt Yao

measuring what matters

TLDR: We’re at an inflection point where it’s now economically viable to measure and make available data that was previously latent (energy, oceans, soil, air, satellite imagery). Bringing climate-relevant data online will unlock new innovative use cases including AI applications. Knowledge is power. It’s obtained through access to information, but also requires knowing what to do with it. We’re in the midst of an ever-evolving AI revolution with mind-bending products like ChatGPT and Midjourney, but what’s going on under-the-hood? I promise there’s a climate angle to all this, but first…

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