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No, AI agents did not discover a previously unknown Maya site

The Verge • 2026-11-12T14:42

No, AI agents did not discover a previously unknown Maya site

Armed with a team of AI agents, Google researcher Pietro Miotti claimed earlier this week to have discovered a potentially unmapped Maya site in Mexico. There was just one problem: The site had already been discovered and was published in an academic journal last year. The incident, which sparked criticism among archeologists online, underscores a […]

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Armed with a team of AI agents, Google researcher Pietro Miotti claimed earlier this week to have discovered a potentially unmapped Maya site in Mexico. There was just one problem: The site had already been discovered and was published in an academic journal last year. The incident, which sparked criticism among archeologists online, underscores a […]

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Armed with a team of AI agents, Google researcher Pietro Miotti claimed earlier this week to have discovered a potentially unmapped Maya site in Mexico.

There was just one problem: The site had already been discovered and was published in an academic journal last year.

The incident, which sparked criticism among archeologists online, underscores a […]

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