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AI to help planes avoid climate-warming 'sky graffiti'

What happened

A new UK trial aims to reduce condensation trails from planes, which can trap heat in the Earth's atmosphere. The initiative is being covered by BBC Business and discussed on Hacker News. The trial uses AI to help planes avoid creating these climate-warming contrails. This marks a potential step in using artificial intelligence to mitigate aviation's climate impact.

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Why it's spreading

  • Confirmed2 sources are covering it, BBC Business first

Timeline

  1. Reported UK trial to use AI to reduce plane condensation trailsBBC Business
  2. Shared and discussed AI trial to reduce plane contrailsHacker News

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