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The National Weather Service took down an AI-generated forecast map showing fake towns.
It made up the towns of “Whata Bod” and “Orangeotild,” for example.
Researchers are figuring out how to use AI to issue forecasts faster. And the National Weather Service has had to find ways to do more with less as DOGE-led staffing cuts took their toll on the agency.
‘Whata Bod’: An AI-generated NWS map invented fake towns in Idaho
[The Washington Post]
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