Google partnered with European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) to build weather models. Which begs the question: why didn't it partner with NO

Google partnered with European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) to build weather models. Which begs the question: why didn't it partner with NOAA on its home turf? https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/google-reveals-new-ai-model-that-predicts-weather-better-than-the-best-traditional-forecasts-180985608/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/google-reveals-new...