Taking place at the VICENZAORO show in Vicenza, Italy, on September 10, 2023, the CIBJO-organized seminar looked at the growing use and reliance on systems powered by artificial intelligence (AI), which is likely to engender one of the most significant transformations of the jewelry industry, as AI almost certainly will do so in all other sectors.

The panellists included Paola De Luca, the jewellery industry’s preeminent trends expert, who is also the Co-Founder and Creative Director of Trend Vision Jewellery + Forecasting, which is an independent division of the Italian Exhibition Group that conducts strategic studies on social changes and consumer attitudes; David Block, CEO of Sarine Technologies, a Israeli company producing hi-tech solutions for the diamond and jewellery industries, which is today relying increasingly on AI in the development of advanced manufacturing, grading and identification systems; and JVC’s Sara Yood, who will discuss how jewellery designed and branded using AI may impact intellectual property rights.

The seminar was moderated by David Brough, Editor of Jewellery Outlook.