China leads in generative AI patent applications followed by United States: UN
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GENEVA: China has requested far more patents than any other country when it comes to generative AI, the UNintellectual property agency said on Wednesd...
GENEVA: China has requested far more patents than any other country when it comes to generative AI, the UN intellectual property agency said on Wednesday, with the United States a distant second.
The technology, which offers the potential to boost efficiency and speed up scientific discoveries but also raises concerns about jobs and workers, was linked to about 54,000 inventions in the decade through 2023, the World Intellectual Property Organization reported.
More than a quarter of those inventions emerged last year - a testament to the explosive growth and interest in the technology since generative AI vaulted into broad public consciousness in late 2022, WIPO said.
The new report on patents, the first of its kind, aims to track patent applications as a possible indication of trends in artificial intelligence. It focuses only on generative AI and excludes artificial intelligence more broadly, which includes technologies like facial recognition or autonomous driving.
"WIPO hopes to give everyone a better understanding of where this fast-evolving technology is being developed, and where it is headed,” WIPO Director-General Daren Tang told reporters.
