https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2301.10343/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:27:26 GMThttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41556519urn:hackerpapers:submission:2301.10343:41556519Mon, 16 Sep 2024 14:32:38 GMT<p>Launch HN: Silurian (YC S24) – Simulate the Earth</p><p>Hey HN! We’re Jayesh, Cris, and Nikhil, the team behind Silurian (https://silurian.ai). Silurian builds foundation models to simulate the Earth, starting with the weather. Some of our recent hurricane forecasts can be visualized at https://hurricanes2024.silurian.ai/. What is it worth to know the weather forecast 1 day earlier? That’s not a hypothetical question, traditional forecasting systems have been improving their skill at a rate of 1 day per decade. In other words, today’s 6-day forecast is as accurate as the 5-day forecast ten years ago. No one expects this rate of improvement to hold…</p><p>338 points; 141 discussion replies on HN. <a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2301.10343/">Paper and source history</a>. A submission is not an endorsement.</p>cs.LG