- China's AI weather warning system, Mazu, is expanding across the Global South to help developing countries prepare for extreme weather.
- Seven developing countries—Pakistan, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Jordan, Mongolia, the Solomon Islands, and Sri Lanka—have deployed the full system on the ground.
- The public cloud version of Mazu has been tested by 40 Global South countries, offering quicker access to meteorological data.
- The system is named after the sea goddess Mazu and was first unveiled at the World AI Conference in Shanghai as an international public good.