AI helps discover new geoglyph in the Nazca Lines www.theverge.com

Scientists from Japan have used machine learning for the first time to identify a new figure among the ancient motifs of Peru’s Nazca Lines.
“It’s a large achievement.”The geoglyph was discovered during a larger research project by Yamagata University.
Then, working with researchers from IBM Japan, they used machine learning to scan the data for designs missed in earlier studies.
It’s the first design in the Nazca Lines to be discovered with the help of artificial intelligence.
Their next step is to aggregate 10 years’ worth of aerial imagery and data to create a new, comprehensive picture of the Nazca Lines.