Identifying and categorizing bias in AI/ML for Earth sciences

Artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to improve performance across a wide range of Earth system prediction tasks. As with any application of AI, it is important for AI to be developed in an ethical and responsible manner to minimize bias and other effects. In this work, we extend our previous work demonstrating how AI can go wrong with weather and climate applications by presenting a categorization of bias for AI in the Earth sciences. This categorization can assist AI developers to identify potential biases that can affect their model throughout the AI development life cycle. We highlight examples from a variety of Earth system prediction tasks of each category of bias.

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Author McGovern, A.
Bostrom, A.
McGraw, M.
Chase, R. J.
Gagne, David John
Ebert-Uphoff, I.
Musgrave, K. D.
Schumacher, Andrea
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Suggested Citation McGovern, A., Bostrom, A., McGraw, M., Chase, R. J., Gagne, David John, Ebert-Uphoff, I., Musgrave, K. D., Schumacher, Andrea. (2024). Identifying and categorizing bias in AI/ML for Earth sciences. UCAR/NCAR - Library. https://n2t.org/ark:/85065/d77948vf. Accessed 05 August 2025.

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