Measured #14- Shawn Hood

This week, René is joined by Chief Technology Officer Shawn Hood from GoldSpot Discoveries (recently renamed EarthLabs Inc.). GoldSpot is a leading technology company leveraging artificial intelligence and data science to transform the mineral discovery process and is a key partner of RSC.GoldSpot is at the forefront of Machine Learning developments in the industry, and Shawn takes the time to discuss this, as well as many of the issues that come with innovation.Measured is RSC’s podcast series, with RSC Managing Director and Principal Consultant René Sterk conversing with a range of industry personalities. Expect a range of talking points, many with a technical theme, but also some of our industry friends sharing anecdotes about their career in the mineral exploration and mining sector and thoughts on some of the issues the industry faces.Please enjoy, and don't forget to follow RSC on all our social media platforms!YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StebHYgVu2ALinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rsc-...Instagram: rscmmeTikTok: rsc_tiktokTimestamps2:26 Introducing Shawn10:00 Machine Learning: Data problem vs People problem20:00 Dealing with change in the industry22:47 GoldSpot: Balancing client service and R&D30:40 Tools that have worked for GoldSpot (John Carranza’s PREDICTIVE MAPPING OF MINERAL PROSPECTIVITY IN AREAS WITHOUT KNOWN MINERAL DEPOSITS paper- https://www.researchgate.net/publicat...) 40:30 Tools GoldSpot is currently developing44:40 GoldSpot’s products49:20 Innovations from a domain perspective54:10 Anxieties around reporting Machine Learning results#measuredpodcastMeasured is RSC’s podcast series, with RSC Managing Director and Principal Consultant René Sterk conversing with a range of industry personalities. Expect a range of talking points, many with a technical theme, but also some of our industry friends sharing anecdotes about their career in the mineral exploration and mining sector and thoughts on some of the issues the industry faces. Please enjoy, and don't forget to follow RSC on all our social media platforms!YouTube: @rscyoutubeLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rsc-mme-ltd Instagram: rsc_gram TikTok: rsc_tiktok #measuredpodcast