What we know
A claim has circulated online that Google software engineers deployed 48 AI agents to analyze NASA Lidar data and discovered an unmapped Maya pyramid within 72 hours. However, there is no independent or authoritative evidence supporting this story, and it appears to originate from a personal blog post and subsequent discussion on Hacker News. Google SWE points 48 AI agents at NASA Lidar, finds unmapped Maya pyramid in 72h
Why it matters
The story appears to have originated from a blog post by Pietro Miotti, which describes using AI agents to analyze Lidar data in search of Maya sites. Lidar has been used in the past to discover Maya ruins, but such discoveries are typically reported in peer-reviewed journals or by official archaeological teams.
What is still unknown
Independent tests of accuracy, supported languages, and a broader release date are not in the reporting.