Google SWE Agents Discover Unmapped Maya Pyramid in 72 Hours

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A developer deployed 48 Google SWE-based AI agents to analyze public NASA LiDAR data, uncovering a previously unreported Maya site in Mexico with a plaza, pyramid and platforms. The entire pipeline, from initial idea to an official reply from the Mexican government, took under 72 hours, demonstrating multi-agent collaboration in remote-sensing archaeology and scientific discovery.

LATEST/A developer deployed 48 Google SWE-based AI agents to analyze public NASA LiDAR data, uncovering a previously unreported Maya site in Mexico with a plaza, pyramid and platforms. The entire pipeline, from initial idea to an official reply from the Mexican government, took under 72 hours, demonstrating multi-agent collaboration in remote-sensing archaeology and scientific discovery.

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Hacker News AIT2Nov 11, 20:05·78 pts
Google SWE Agents Discover Unmapped Maya Pyramid in 72 Hours
- 48 AI agents processed NASA LiDAR data in parallel, identifying plazas, a pyramid and platforms
- The full loop from idea to official Mexican government reply took under 72 hours
- Suggests scaling agents to automate archaeological discovery across global LiDAR datasets
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