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Amazon collaborates with Earth System Grid Federation to increase access to climate model dataset

NOBODY TALKING: Everyone is focused on ChatGPT training data. Nobody is talking about Amazon opening climate model datasets for AI research.

Reporting by Amazon Science 1 min brief
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Amazon's move to democratize access to CMIP6 climate datasets through cloud infrastructure could accelerate AI-driven climate research and create new market opportunities for climate tech startups.

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  1. CMIP6 dataset collaboration with Earth System Grid Federation

  2. Cloud-based access to climate model data

  3. Focus on future climate condition studies

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Publisher excerpt: Cloud access to the CMIP6 dataset will enable climate scientists and researchers to study future climate conditions more easily.
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