AI discovery of Mayan site causes controversy

Google researcher Pietro Miotti claims his team used AI agents to discover a potentially undocumented Mayan site in Mexico, but the site was already published in an academic journal last year. This has led to criticism from archaeologists online, highlighting the growing tension in the scientific community as increasingly powerful AI tools are used by amateurs. Miotti used lidar technology and 48 AI agents to analyze NASA data, but did not verify existing research, leading to the discovery of a known site.

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