Artificial intelligence to understand volcanic eruptions

Researchers from the Tokyo Institute of Technology used an artificial intelligence program termed a Convolutional Neural Network. Applying this technology the researchers demonstrated how artificial intelligence can be trained to catalog and analyze volcanic ash particle shapes. The significance is that as the form and shape of volcanic particles are connected to the type of volcanic eruption, this systematic approach can assist scientists in providing information on eruptions. Such insights can aid volcanic hazard mitigation efforts. In machine learning, a convolutional neural network is a type of deep, feed-forward artificial neural network. This form of artificial intelligence is best equipped for analyzing visual imagery.