Horror Legend Stephen King Issues ‘Hurricane’ AI Tweet

As a seasoned crypto investor with a keen interest in technology and its impact on our daily lives, I couldn’t help but be intrigued by Stephen King’s recent tweet about artificial intelligence (AI) and hurricane naming. While I may not share the same passion for horror and supernatural genres as the legendary author, I can certainly appreciate his curiosity and willingness to engage with his vast audience on social media.


Stephen King, the renowned author known for penning many bestselling books in the realms of horror and the supernatural, recently shared his thoughts on artificial intelligence and its influence on American society in a tweet. He reached out to his impressive following of 7.1 million people on X social media platform.

Stephen King ventures into AI topic

As an analyst, I’d interpret King’s tweet as follows: I pondered over the source of hurricane names and questioned if these names are generated by artificial intelligence systems. The text didn’t provide specific instances, but it seems to be alluding to the practice of assigning masculine and feminine names to hurricanes and tornadoes in the US.

Who names hurricanes? Is it an AI type of thing?

— Stephen King (@StephenKing) July 10, 2024

For centuries, the custom of assigning human names to hurricanes has been practiced. In the West Indies, hurricanes have been given names based on the specific saint’s day they occurred during.

Hurricanes getting human first names

During World War II, meteorologists initially identified storms using coordinates representing their locations. However, these designations proved challenging for the general public to recall and communicate effectively. In response, a novel approach emerged: naming storms after the names of meteorologists’ wives or significant others. This tradition originated in the Pacific Ocean and was later adopted for use in the Atlantic as well. The easily memorable names of these storms significantly improved communication and tracking efforts.

As a meteorological analyst, I can tell you that the World Meteorological Organization started utilizing both male and female names for naming storms, cyclones, and other extreme weather systems after the initial implementation of solely female names.

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2024-07-11 19:14