The Economic Times

In 2023, 1,800 volunteers classified simulated neutrino events from Antarctic ice data; 128,000 assessments helped scientists compare human judgments with AI

In a remarkable feat in 2023, the IceCube Neutrino Observatory harnessed the efforts of 1,800 participants to classify simulated neutrino events with impressive accuracy. This initiative underscored the indispensable role of citizen science in intricate scientific endeavors, as the volunteers classified over 128,000 events, achieving results on par with advanced deep neural networks.