AI agents find unmapped Maya site in Mexico using NASA LiDAR data in 72 hours
zzznah · x · 2026-11-11
Developer Pietro Miotti shares that his AI agents discovered an unmapped Maya site in Mexico using LiDAR data from a NASA dataset — from a random vacation thought to a reply from Mexico's national archaeology institute took just 72 hours. A vivid case of ready-made data plus an agent workflow producing genuine scientific discovery at record speed.
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