Google researcher’s AI agents identify Maya site already documented

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Google AI researcher Pietro Miotti used AI agents to analyze NASA lidar data and claimed discovery of an ancient Maya site in Mexico. Archaeologists pointed out the site had been documented in a 2025 academic study. Miotti acknowledged the prior mapping, illustrating challenges in AI-assisted research attribution.

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