According to him, to become a professional in geology and deeply understand the industry, specialists need 12-15 years of practical experience. In this regard, transferring projects exclusively to artificial intelligence is inappropriate.
— We have been implementing and developing AI in geological projects for about six years now. The opinion that he will leave specialists without work is largely a marketing exaggeration,” Agapitov noted.
At the same time, he admits that the situation may change in the next 10–15 years.
The expert gave an example from industry: in China, some car assembly areas employ only three people due to a high degree of automation. However, according to him, in geology such an approach is impossible due to the complexity and heterogeneity of natural conditions.
— The subsoil is different and extremely complex everywhere. Therefore, it is not yet possible to fully implement AI in geology. It can help in collecting and processing large volumes of data, but does not replace a specialist,” he emphasized.
In his opinion, at the current stage of technology development, AI requires constant monitoring by specialists: it is necessary to set the correct parameters, check the results and, if necessary, make corrections.
Earlier, Managing Director of Advantix and Chairman of MINEX Forum Artur Polyakov said that metal recycling will become the basis economic growth of Kazakhstan.
