NOAA Center for Artificial Intelligence (NCAI) is building a clearinghouse of open-science resources centered around artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) for NOAA and the public that leverages standard development environments. Our goal is to provide a library to search, discover, and tailor accessible knowledge. From tutorials to best practices, we aspire to offer materials, training, and ideas.
The purpose of this Learning Journey library is to provide curated community-generated educational interactive learning materials. Learning Journeys are short instructional modules that match any user’s or interested learner’s needs and skill levels. The goal is to promote environmental data science, expand AI and machine learning knowledge at all levels of understanding, and improve access to NOAA data and products 1, achieving the principle recommendations from NCAI’s 2021 Training Gap Assessment 2.
Interactive notebook technology (e.g., Jupyter and RMarkdown notebooks) allows users to set their engagement level with material from either casually reading to understand how NOAA is leveraging AI/ML to tinkering to probe NOAA’s AI models and benchmarks. Notebooks comprise the building blocks of a Learning Journey. While NCAI may suggest certain pathways across multiple notebooks to constitute a Learning Journey, the modularization allows individuals engaging with the material to chart their own Learning Journey across the Center’s notebooks. Each notebook outlines prerequisites for engaging with the material and expected learning outcomes to allow users to decide if the material is right for them.
Presently, contributions hosted by NCAI are limited to NOAA-centric projects to highlight AI/ML best practices and success stories. The tools used to curate notebooks are publically available to generate similarly structured material to benefit the broader Earth and environmental science community. Broad community adoption allows for a broader cross listing of community-centric learning resources.
This NCAI repository is a scientific product and is not official communication of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or the United States Department of Commerce. All NCAI notebooks are provided on an 'as is' basis and the user assumes responsibility for its use. Any claims against the Department of Commerce or Department of Commerce bureaus stemming from the use of this NCAI repository will be governed by all applicable Federal law. Any reference to specific commercial products, processes, or services by service mark, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not constitute or imply their endorsement, recommendation or favoring by the Department of Commerce. The Department of Commerce seal and logo, or the seal and logo of a DOC bureau, shall not be used in any manner to imply endorsement of any commercial product or activity by DOC or the United States Government.