طَوَّرَ بَاحِثُونَ فِي السُّعُودِيَّةِ أَدَاةً لِلذَّكَاءِ الِاصْطِنَاعِيِّ لِاسْتِكْشَافِ المَعَادِنِ
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طَوَّرَ بَاحِثُونَ فِي جَامِعَةِ الْمَلِكِ عَبْدِ اللهِ لِلْعُلُومِ وَالتِّقْنِيَةِ أَدَاةً حَاسُوبِيَّةً تَسْتَخْدِمُ الذَّكَاءَ الِاصْطِنَاعِيَّ لِدَعْمِ اسْتِكْشَافِ المَعَادِنِ فِي السُّعُودِيَّةِ. وَتَهْدِفُ الأَدَاةُ إِلَى تَقْلِيلِ الشَّكِّ حَوْلَ مَا يُوجَدُ تَحْتَ سَطْحِ الأَرْضِ، وَإِلَى مُسَاعَدَةِ البَاحِثِينَ عَلَى فَهْمِ التَّرْكِيبِ الجِيُولُوجِيِّ لِلدِّرْعِ العَرَبِيِّ.
عَمِلَ عَلَى المَشْرُوعِ أُسْتَاذَا الجَامِعَةِ جُورْج تُرْكِيَّة وَدَيْفِيد كَيْز، مَعَ خُبَرَاءَ فِي تَصْوِيرِ مَا تَحْتَ سَطْحِ الأَرْضِ مِنْ جَامِعَةِ بْرِيتِش كُولُومْبِيَا فِي كَنَدَا. وَطَوَّرَ الفَرِيقُ نَمُوذَجًا حَاسُوبِيًّا أَوَّلِيًّا، لَكِنَّهُ لَمْ يُثْبِتْ بَعْدُ وُجُودَ مَعَادِنَ جَدِيدَةٍ.
وَجَذَبَ المَشْرُوعُ اهْتِمَامَ شَرِكَةِ مَعَادِن، وَوَقَّعَتِ الشَّرِكَةُ عَقْدًا لِلبَحْثِ وَالتَّطْوِيرِ يَمْتَدُّ ثَلَاثِينَ شَهْرًا. وَسَيُتِيحُ العَقْدُ لِلبَاحِثِينَ اخْتِبَارَ الأَدَاةِ بِاسْتِخْدَامِ بَيَانَاتٍ جِيُولُوجِيَّةٍ سُعُودِيَّةٍ حَقِيقِيَّةٍ. وَقَدْ تُسَاعِدُ هٰذِهِ الطَّرِيقَةُ فِي تَوْجِيهِ بَعْضِ أَعْمَالِ البَحْثِ عَنْ المَعَادِنِ، لَكِنَّ الأَدَاةَ مَا زَالَتْ فِي مَرْحَلَةِ التَّطْوِيرِ وَالِاخْتِبَارِ.
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Saudi Researchers Develop AI Tool to Support Mineral Exploration
Researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology developed a computational tool that uses artificial intelligence to support mineral exploration in Saudi Arabia. The tool aims to reduce uncertainty about what lies beneath the ground and help researchers understand the geology of the Arabian Shield.
University professors George Turkiyyah and David Keyes worked on the project with subsurface imaging experts from the University of British Columbia in Canada. The team developed an initial computational model, but it has not yet confirmed the existence of new mineral deposits.
The project attracted the interest of Ma’aden, which signed a 30-month research and development contract. The contract will allow researchers to test the tool using real Saudi geological data. This approach may help guide some mineral exploration, but the tool is still being developed and tested.
Key Vocabulary
| Arabic | Part of speech | English |
|---|---|---|
| اِسْتِكْشَافٌ | noun | exploration |
| مَعَادِنُ | noun | minerals |
| الذَّكَاءُ الِاصْطِنَاعِيُّ | noun phrase | artificial intelligence |
| الشَّكُّ | noun | uncertainty; doubt |
| تَرْكِيبٌ جِيُولُوجِيٌّ | noun phrase | geological structure |
| نَمُوذَجٌ حَاسُوبِيٌّ | noun phrase | computational model |
| عَقْدٌ | noun | contract |
| بَيَانَاتٌ | noun | data |
| تَطْوِيرٌ | noun | development |
| اخْتِبَارٌ | noun | testing |
Sources
- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology: From discovery to impact: KAUST translating research into real-world solutions
- Arab News / Saudi Press Agency: AI research to support mineral exploration in Kingdom
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