Botswana Diamonds (BOD) is currently employing artificial intelligence (AI) to find new diamond deposits.The UK-based explorer claims that the technology will enable it to apply human-like comprehension to massive amounts of data.
In partnership with International Geoscience Services Limited of the United Kingdom, it developed “mineral prospectivity technology” known as Xplore. Xplore uses semantic technology and machine learning to read, analyze, and reason about data in a way that is analogous to human cognition.”The system acts much like a geologist but can function quicker and more efficiently,” claimed the board of directors in a statement.
“Our mineral database in Botswana is simply enormous. “Too large for timely analysis by humans,” stated BOD chairman John Teeling. The company claims to have the second largest diamond exploration database in Botswana, with 380 gigabytes of data and 260,000 files.
“Vast data sets are analyzed using AI, which detects logical gaps in the data and learns to rectify them. This activity is expected to give new insights that will provide drillable targets that were previously unknown.”