Google has released a free model that looks at your number history and tells you what will happen next. The main thing is that you don't need to train it. You throw in a series of numbers — you get a forecast.
Like ChatGPT, but instead of text — graphs.
Where it's really useful, in human terms:
- Store: how much product to order for the next month to avoid overstocking or running out
- Website: how many visitors and revenue in a week
- Cafe: how many people will come on Saturday — buy supplies accordingly
- Server: when load will increase to add capacity in advance
- Personal finance: where expenses are trending
Previously, you'd hire an analyst who would spend a week training a model on your data. Now — upload a spreadsheet, get a forecast in a minute. Free, on GitHub, works even inside Google Sheets.
I'll take it to forecast traffic and revenue for my sites — check how well it guesses blindly, without tuning.
