The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and Microsoft have joined forces to create an AI agent for the Limpopo River Basin in southern Africa. This AI agent, named ‘Limpopo Water Copilot’, draws from real data on river systems to deliver reliable and scientific insights for water managers in the region.
The Limpopo Water Copilot is the first real-world application of IWMI and Microsoft’s collaboration to create AI agents for water management.
“It is a paradigm shift in what is possible for water resources management, where AI can assist both skilled and unskilled users to understand in their own language the intricacies of water resources management,” said Mariangel Garcia Andarcia, research group leader for Water Futures Data and Analytics at IWMI and lead of this project. “It brings the most complex data into the hands of water managers, saving hours of their time writing reports and analysis data, allowing them to focus on responding timely to the challenges of the basin.”