Prof Mike Stephenson

Fantastic opening to the 61st NMGS conference in Uyo, Nigeria. This short musical play is about engaging geoscience in borehole placement and building. conferences.nmgs.org.ng/#/

I'll be in Nigeria at the 61st NMGS Annual International Conference and Exhibition next week. #NMGS2026 #NigeriaConference #Geoscience #MiningIndustry #NetworkingEvent #ProfessionalDevelopment #SustainableMining #Geology

Our second paper on LLMs and palaeontology is published on the preprint server EarthArXiv: Investigating the application of LLMs to invertebrate palaeontology through the development of automated taxonomy assistants for brachiopod identification eartharxiv.org/repository/vie…

I’ll be speaking online on palaeontology and taxonomy using the latest LLM techniques at this year’s United Nations ‘AI for Good’ conference neuralnetwork.aiforgood.itu.int/event/ai-for-g… Here’s an AI augmented robot speaking at last year’s conference

I’ll be an online panelist at this year’s United Nations ‘AI for Good’ conference. GeoGPT’s ‘Multimodal AI for earth data analysis and sustainable development’ will show some of our work on palaeontology and taxonomy using LLM techniques, 30 March neuralnetwork.aiforgood.itu.int/event/ai-for-g…

My new book 'Fossils of Arabia' looks at the crucial role of the Isthmus of Suez and Arabia in hominid migration. Published in Arabic and English. ‘Stephenson’s book shatters (the) oversimplified, Orientalist and inaccurate view of life in Arabia’ amazon.co.uk/Fossils-Arabia…

My new book is out soon! 'Fossils of Arabia' - in English and Arabic. An opinion on the book: ‘Stephenson’s book shatters (the) oversimplified, Orientalist and inaccurate view of life in Arabia’ amazon.co.uk/Fossils-Arabia…

Western Iraq lies on the stable Arabian Platform, where the Palaeozoic succession is relatively undeformed and thick. Two wells in the public domain are a useful guide to the palynostratigraphy of the Palaeozoic in the region stephensongeoscienceconsultancyltd.com/news/palaeozoi…

Our new paper: LLM-augmented taxonomy for >4500 palaeopalynology genera eartharxiv.org/repository/vie… We welcome comment and constructive criticism!

This year GeoGPT was showcased at the 'AI for Good' Global Summit 2025, and won an award for Outstanding Innovation for Impact. If you want to learn about GeoGPT you can attend the GeoGPT/DDE workshop at IPGC on 5 Nov: 5th-ipgc.com

Dr Mohamed Jaward Bah giving guidance on the use of the GeoGPT AI tool at CAG30 in Nairobi

A full house at today's DDE and GeoGPT workshop in Nairobi at the 30th Colloquium of African Geology - aimed at providing geoscientists with the best tools for modern geoscience research, all free and open to all. #DDEWorkshop #GeoGPT #AfricanGeology #GeoscienceResearch #CAG30

DDE and GeoGPT are in Nairobi at the 30th Colloquium of African Geology. Come and sample some of our cutting edge AI and platform technologies aimed at providing geoscientists with the best tools for modern geoscience research, all free and open to all. #DDE #GeoGPT

New paper out today where we show how DDE Platform modelling can elucidate palaeoclimate influences on palynological assemblages. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Free workshop on DDE and GeoGPT at CAG in Nairobi! cag30nbi.org

Just published: Large language models in palynological taxonomy: a pilot study tandfonline.com/eprint/AIYJTKZ…

My keynote at the Colloquium of African Geology is on AI applications in geoscience. Have a look at this paper too: lyellcollection.org/doi/abs/10.114… ...and this article: geoscientist.online/sections/viewp… …and this doi.org/10.1080/019161…

Our new paper in the journal GeoEnergy shows how African geoscience is underrepresented in fields like geothermal and critical minerals. lyellcollection.org/doi/abs/10.114…

Support this great book by crowdfunding! crowdfunder.co.uk/p/qr/1n72Oz8W?…

I’m a keynote speaker at CAG Nairobi