Meet Matteo Paz: The 18-Year-Old Who Discovered 1.5 Million Space Objects Using AI
In a story that sounds like it came straight from a science fiction novel, 18-year-old Matteo Paz has stunned the astronomy world by discovering over 1.5 million previously unknown space objects — using artificial intelligence. With mentorship from Caltech and access to data from NASA’s NEOWISE mission, Matteo created a machine learning algorithm and compiled…