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An occasional series from Coastal Measures on measurement, data and decisions at the coast.

No. 1 · October 2026

The Ocean Needs More AI, Not Less

The ocean is the most consequential system on Earth and one of the hardest to understand. AI can help, but not timidly: it will take foundation models built for the coast and the ocean, and a bigger ambition than the field has allowed itself.

Josh Humberston, Founder & CEO

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