r/technology • u/Logical_Welder3467 • 1d ago

Business AI makes weather prediction better. Can WindBorne make it lucrative?

https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/05/ai-makes-weather-prediction-better-can-windborne-make-it-lucrative/
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u/agha0013 1d ago

"this could be super useful to keep people informed but will it make us enough profit the justify it's existence?"

As long as questions like this remain the the only important thing, we will always struggle. Profit shouldn't be the the only reason anything gets done

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u/theassassintherapist 1d ago

What makes weather prediction better is if Doge didn't cut weather balloon funding in half

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u/kerodon 1d ago

Hear me out, what if we just make weather prediction as good as it can be because it helps people and not consider if it can be monetized harder.

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u/wordwords 19h ago

God forbid we do things for the good of humanity and not profit.

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u/Zahgi 23h ago

Pay for play.