The rapid emergence of deep learning is attracting growing private interest in the traditionally public enterprise of numerical weather and climate prediction. A public–private partnership would be a pioneering step to bridge between physics- and data-based methods, and necessary to effectively address future societal challenges.
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Bauer, P., Dueben, P., Chantry, M. et al. Deep learning and a changing economy in weather and climate prediction. Nat Rev Earth Environ 4, 507–509 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43017-023-00468-z
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