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Dear all, The next BCCR Monday Seminar will be given by Eurico Noleto-Filho from the Global group. He will present his work on "Ask the Climate: Voice and Chat AI Agents for Ocean Data”. The seminar will take place in the usual BCCR seminar room (4th floor of the West wing) at 11:00. We hope to see you there! Best regards, Fiona and Johannes Abstract Climate prediction models are powerful tools for projecting future environmental changes, yet their complexity (high-dimensional datasets, spatial maps, and probabilistic forecasts) makes them difficult to interpret for non-specialists. This limits meaningful engagement by researchers, policymakers, and the public, and constrains how climate information feeds into applied sectors such as fisheries and energy. Recent advances in large language models (GPT-5.4, Claude Sonnet 4.2), real-time voice interfaces (OpenAI Realtime API), and agentic coding tools (Claude Code, OpenClaw) have reshaped what is possible in this field. These systems no longer simply describe model outputs; they actively query datasets, execute code, and reason over climate data in dialogue with the user. This shift has prompted us to rethink how LLMs can be embedded in climate model workflows, and how voice and chat modalities can broaden the reach of climate science. In this talk, we present the latest advancements in our NorCPM-AI app, including new chat and voice agent features. We discuss the state of the art of these agentic and multimodal capabilities, their remaining limitations in numerical reasoning and uncertainty communication, and case studies linking NorCPM forecasts to fisheries and renewable energy. Speaker information I am a biologist with extensive experience in applying artificial intelligence, statistical modeling, and web application development to marine resource management initiatives (Blue Economy). My expertise includes Machine Learning, Hierarchical Bayesian Models, Spatiotemporal Models, and web app development, with proficiency in R and Python. I have strong programming skills and the ability to design innovative data analytics applications for governmental, corporate, and academic purposes. Additionally, I am the author of several web applications for marine resource data analytics, modeling, and forecasting. Join Zoom Meeting https://uib.zoom.us/j/68304284910?pwd=2IgsDMWHuJlQw3XFHSTo3OoGBsRrhz.1 Meeting ID: 683 0428 4910 Password: 7pwZK4mG

Hi everyone, Our last "talk and discussion” before the summer in the Hazards meeting series on "your science and society” will be held in June. Victoria Miles (NSERC) will talk about "Interactive GIS Storytelling from Regional Climate Predictions to Localized Hazard Stories”. The presentation will be followed by a general discussion on how science can reach “society”. When: Wednesday 10 June, 11h00 Where: Bjerknes Meeting Room (Jahnebakken 3rd floor) All welcome! Stijn and Mari