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Artist's illustration of a neural network connecting observations (left) and models (right). Credit: EHT Collaboration / Janssen et al.

Artificial intelligence and high-throughput distributed computing reveal the secrets of the Milky Way's black hole

Combining a Bayesian neural network with millions of computer simulations made it possible to determine that the black hole at the center of the galaxy is rotating at almost maximum speed – thanks to a computational infrastructure developed by Prof. Miron Livni.