Australia's leading climate authorities plan to deploy artificial intelligence to help forecast natural disasters, including what might happen if a tropical cyclone hit a major city.
But they warn early attempts to expand predictions using AI will not be perfect, and they may need to experiment with the technology to find its strengths and limitations.
Scientists, academics and infrastructure experts issued the warnings at a CSIRO event on Tuesday that discussed ways physical climate risks could be addressed using technology.
The discussion comes after a Victorian agency warned $57 billion of infrastructure such as roads, rail and hospitals could be put at risk by climate hazards, and after a report from the University of Sydney found climate change would raise prices for housing and insurance.
