The tipping point could be over as rich forests dry up
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AI can predict when complex systems like forests, animal populations, and power grids will suddenly start behaving dramatically differently. Identifying such tipping points could help us avert catastrophic disruptions to our biology and human infrastructure.
“History is full of harmful, momentous turning points – financial market collapses, disease epidemics, power outages,” said Gang Yang of China’s Tongji University.
To better predict such transitions, he and his colleagues combined two different types…
