{"id":15086860,"date":"2026-03-31T04:01:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T08:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/when-will-japans-cherry-blossoms-bloom-a-i-can-help-answer-that\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T05:00:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T09:00:16","slug":"when-will-japans-cherry-blossoms-bloom-a-i-can-help-answer-that","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/when-will-japans-cherry-blossoms-bloom-a-i-can-help-answer-that\/","title":{"rendered":"When Will Japan\u2019s Cherry Blossoms Bloom? A.I. Can Help Answer That"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/03\/31\/multimedia\/31int-japan-ai-blossom-qctk\/31int-japan-ai-blossom-qctk-videoSixteenByNine3000.jpg\" style=\"width: 100%\" \/><\/p>\n<div>Experts use artificial intelligence to analyze data, plus thousands of crowdsourced photos, to forecast the prized flowers, which are a multibillion-dollar attraction.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"inmi-source\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/03\/31\/world\/asia\/japan-cherry-blossoms-ai.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Tech \u2013 Ai \u2013 rss.app #3<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Experts use artificial intelligence to analyze data, plus thousands of crowdsourced photos, to forecast the prized flowers, which are a multibillion-dollar 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