alt Hacker News> Now enthusiasts can use the same technique to find other sites, which may not yet be found. That's what makes it interesting.
This is the hype. The interesting thing is always in the future.
> Now enthusiasts can use the same technique to find other sites, which may not yet be found. That's what makes it interesting.
This is the hype. The interesting thing is always in the future.
You lost me.
> They turned the lidar strips (about 1,200 km² of jungle) into images, and 48 agents went through them one by one like very patient archaeologists, looking for pyramids, platforms, and plazas while filtering out natural hills, sinkholes, and roads. There was no special model or classifier involved: the agents literally looked at the pictures, following a precise guide.
That isn't in the future. Anyone can do that today, and with clever judgement and luck, can find some other sites today. Not in the future, although future will likely be easier.
He didn't say wait until next year for Gemini Dysprosium. That'd be hype.