Gübelin Gem Lab intends to introduce simpler and more affordable reports next year, facilitated partly by cost savings and greater efficiencies from its AI-powered Gemtelligence system.

Gemtelligence ensures consistency in the analysis of coloured gemstones and determines the origin and treatment of emeralds, rubies and sapphires using artificial intelligence and deep learning. 

Daniel Nyfeler, managing director of Gübelin Gem Lab, told JNA that the streamlined testing pipeline provided by Gemtelligence would allow the lab to offer more products and services to the market.

These include simpler reports, with a different format and layout from existing products, that would enable more commercial-quality stones to be equipped with a Gübelin Gem Lab report or document.

"We aim to provide the trade with a product or service that would enable them to enjoy our increase in efficiency and our depth of knowledge and innovation," he said.

Gübelin Gem Lab had previously functioned on a four-eye principle where two experienced gemmologists would check every single stone submitted for verification. 

“In the past, our gemmologists had to make complete descriptions and take pictures of the inclusions of each stone, among others. Gemtelligence cuts down the process by handling such tasks in a fraction of the time needed by gemmologists, alerting them when stones require further verification. The technology thus supports our experts, who still conduct the final check and sign off on every single report,” explained Nyfeler.

The lab is also exploring the possibility of sharing the gains from Gemtelligence with jewellery brands and other gemmological laboratories. 

Nyfeler said, "These entities run analytical instruments and equipment but may lack the knowledge we have accumulated in a century as well as our extensive reference collection comprising over 28,000 stones, which is the base of origin determination. In some two years’ time, we could perhaps offer them access to our knowledge and Gemtelligence so they can finetune their instruments and data to derive reasonable and actionable results."