48 AI agents flag possible Maya site in Mexico
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A November 11 report says a Google engineer used 48 AI agents to analyze NASA lidar data and identified a possible Maya site in Mexico in under 72 hours, and received an official reply. The agents checked terrain imagery image by image, filtered out structures including plazas and pyramids at least 8–12 meters tall, searched literature and archives, and checked the raw point cloud. Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) replied that no archaeological site is registered at the location. The possible site has no formal recognition, and fieldwork requires INAH authorization.
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A Google engineer used 48 AI agents to scan NASA lidar data and flagged a possible Maya site in Mexico in under 72 hours, then got an official reply. The agents checked terrain imagery image by image, picked out plazas and a pyramid at least 8–12 m tall, searched literature and archives, and checked the raw point cloud. INAH said no archaeological site is registered at that location. The site is not formally confirmed, and fieldwork needs INAH authorization.
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