For example, Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) has been utilizing machine learning in the past few years to avoid the breakdown of its equipment, raise production levels, and make the process more efficient through automation. It is making the company's work much easier, and also, the parts of the drilling process that are left are being automated. The intention is that the final stage is the completely automatic drilling where the AI systems can select the most appropriate parameters and, in certain instances, carry out the drilling by themselves, if allowed.