The Trust Problem AI Can SolveColored gemstones are notoriously harder to grade consistently than diamonds. That inconsistency costs the industry money and credibility, especially as synthetic and treated stones flood the market and buyers grow warier. This is precisely where AI has started to move from novelty to necessity elsewhere in the trade. Do that, and the country's oldest export industry has a real shot at finally closing the gap between its reputation and its revenue. Sources: International Gem Society on AI in diamond grading, Rapaport on Swiss International Gemlab's AI-aided lab launch, Rosk Gem News Report on SIG's AI model, Xinhua on Sri Lanka's 2025 gem export target, Everledger and Gübelin's Provenance Proof Blockchain, National Jeweler on Provenance Proof Blockchain reaching 500K tracked stones, Newswire on Gem City Ratnapura 2026.