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Main Authors: Chen, Bowen, Gajbhar, Jayesh, Dusek, Gregory, Redmon, Rob, Hogan, Patrick, Liu, Paul, Bohnenstiehl, DelWayne, Xu, Dongkuan, He, Ruoying
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Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.01019
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author Chen, Bowen
Gajbhar, Jayesh
Dusek, Gregory
Redmon, Rob
Hogan, Patrick
Liu, Paul
Bohnenstiehl, DelWayne
Xu, Dongkuan
He, Ruoying
author_facet Chen, Bowen
Gajbhar, Jayesh
Dusek, Gregory
Redmon, Rob
Hogan, Patrick
Liu, Paul
Bohnenstiehl, DelWayne
Xu, Dongkuan
He, Ruoying
contents Artificial intelligence is transforming the sciences, yet general conversational AI systems often generate unverified "hallucinations" undermining scientific rigor. We present OceanAI, a conversational platform that integrates the natural-language fluency of open-source large language models (LLMs) with real-time, parameterized access to authoritative oceanographic data streams hosted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Each query such as "What was Boston Harbor's highest water level in 2024?" triggers real-time API calls that identify, parse, and synthesize relevant datasets into reproducible natural-language responses and data visualizations. In a blind comparison with three widely used AI chat-interface products, only OceanAI produced NOAA-sourced values with original data references; others either declined to answer or provided unsupported results. Designed for extensibility, OceanAI connects to multiple NOAA data products and variables, supporting applications in marine hazard forecasting, ecosystem assessment, and water-quality monitoring. By grounding outputs and verifiable observations, OceanAI advances transparency, reproducibility, and trust, offering a scalable framework for AI-enabled decision support within the oceans. A public demonstration is available at https://oceanai.ai4ocean.xyz.
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spellingShingle OceanAI: A Conversational Platform for Accurate, Transparent, Near-Real-Time Oceanographic Insights
Chen, Bowen
Gajbhar, Jayesh
Dusek, Gregory
Redmon, Rob
Hogan, Patrick
Liu, Paul
Bohnenstiehl, DelWayne
Xu, Dongkuan
He, Ruoying
Computation and Language
Artificial Intelligence
Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science
Machine Learning
Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics
Artificial intelligence is transforming the sciences, yet general conversational AI systems often generate unverified "hallucinations" undermining scientific rigor. We present OceanAI, a conversational platform that integrates the natural-language fluency of open-source large language models (LLMs) with real-time, parameterized access to authoritative oceanographic data streams hosted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Each query such as "What was Boston Harbor's highest water level in 2024?" triggers real-time API calls that identify, parse, and synthesize relevant datasets into reproducible natural-language responses and data visualizations. In a blind comparison with three widely used AI chat-interface products, only OceanAI produced NOAA-sourced values with original data references; others either declined to answer or provided unsupported results. Designed for extensibility, OceanAI connects to multiple NOAA data products and variables, supporting applications in marine hazard forecasting, ecosystem assessment, and water-quality monitoring. By grounding outputs and verifiable observations, OceanAI advances transparency, reproducibility, and trust, offering a scalable framework for AI-enabled decision support within the oceans. A public demonstration is available at https://oceanai.ai4ocean.xyz.
title OceanAI: A Conversational Platform for Accurate, Transparent, Near-Real-Time Oceanographic Insights
topic Computation and Language
Artificial Intelligence
Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science
Machine Learning
Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.01019