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After a hurricane passes, scientists routinely analyze the assorted computer models used to predict its path and power and crown a victor. This year, a surprising new contender has emerged — a forecast model generated by artificial intelligence.

How is it faring? Well, the single best-performing model for last month’s Hurricane Erin was Google DeepMind, a relative AI newcomer in the storm prediction field.

Yes, it’s a small sample size. But although the technology can be over-hyped in some place

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