Astronomers train Facebook's facial recognition AI to spot 'burping' black holes in deep space

Astronomers have trained Facebook's facial recognition software to spot'burping' black holes in deep space. The artificial intelligence (AI) tool is programmed to pick out radio galaxies out from scans taken by radio telescopes. These rare galaxies spew powerful radio jets from the supermassive black holes at their centres, and scientists believe they hold clues to the structure of the universe. Using the new programme, dubbed ClaRAN, experts at the University of Western Australia hope to make it easier to spot the elusive galaxies - using the radio signals fired from their black holes. Astronomers have trained Facebook's facial recognition software to spot'burping' black holes in deep space.