China files six times as many generative AI patent applications as its second-place competitor, the United States.
According to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), in the past decade, there have been more than 50,000 patent applications worldwide on generative AI technology, such as the ability to create text, images, and machine code. computer, music. Of which, 25% of degrees will be submitted in 2023.
China is the leading country with more than 38,000 generative AI invention filings in the period from 2014 to 2023, six times more than the 6,276 inventions filed by the US in the same period.
"This is a field that is exploding and growing at an ever-increasing rate," said Christopher Harrison, WIPO's Director of Patent Analysis. "China's patent applications cover a wide range of fields from vehicles self-propelled, publishing to document management.
According to WIPO data, South Korea, Japan and India ranked third, fourth and fifth, respectively, with India having the fastest growth rate. In terms of businesses, ByteDance, which owns TikTok, has the most patent applications, followed by Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group and Microsoft, which backs OpenAI.
Mr. Harrison said that while chatbots have been widely used by retailers and other parties to improve customer service, generative AI still has the potential to transform many other economic sectors such as science, publishing, transportation, security. "Patent data shows that this is an area that will have a profound impact on many different industries in the future," he said. At the same time, he emphasized that AI would help speed up the drug development process.