First Supernova Discovered by AI

A new AI tool has helped to successfully detect, identify, and classify a supernova in a first for AI. Called Bright Transient Survey BO or BTSbot for short, is a product of an international collaboration led by Northwestern University, University of Minnesota, Liverpool John Mores University in England, and Stockholm University in Sweden.

In the university’s statement, they showcased that this was the first instance of an AI being able to classify a new supernova candidate while bypassing human …

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