Microsoft Research Podcast

Microsoft Research Podcast


Abstracts: Aurora with Megan Stanley and Wessel Bruinsma

May 21, 2025

In this episode of Abstracts, Microsoft senior researchers Megan Stanley and Wessel Bruinsma join host Amber Tingle to discuss their groundbreaking work on environmental forecasting. Their new Nature publication, "A Foundation Model for the Earth System," features Aurora, an AI model that redefines weather prediction and extends its capabilities to other environmental domains such as tropical cyclones and ocean wave forecasting.

Read the paper: A Foundation Model for the Earth System