The Economist Covers India Monsoon Forecast Project

In an article titled “AI models ace their predictions of India’s monsoon rains,” The Economist spotlights India’s pioneering use of artificial intelligence to forecast the monsoon—an initiative that delivered AI-powered rainfall predictions to 38 million farmers this year. The article highlights how machine learning is transforming one of the world’s most complex weather systems into actionable information for farmers. AIM for Scale provided catalytic support to scientific partners leading this work.

AIM for Scale’s Weather Forecast for Farmers Technical Panel member Pedram Hassanzadeh is quoted in the piece, emphasizing the potential for AI to “democratize weather forecasting” by reducing dependence on expensive supercomputers and data-intensive models.

Building on this success, AIM for Scale aims to extend farmer-centered weather forecasting to 11 additional countries by 2030.

Read the full article HERE.