What technologies are at the core of AI? An exploration based on patent data

This report outlines a new methodology and provides a first exploratory analysis of technologies and applications that are at the core of recent advances in AI. Using AI-related keywords and technology classes, the study identifies AI-related patents protected in the United States in 2000-18. Among...

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Main Author: Calvino, Flavio
Other Authors: Criscuolo, Chiara, Dernis, Hélène, Samek, Lea
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Paris OECD Publishing 2023
Series:OECD Artificial Intelligence Papers
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520 |a This report outlines a new methodology and provides a first exploratory analysis of technologies and applications that are at the core of recent advances in AI. Using AI-related keywords and technology classes, the study identifies AI-related patents protected in the United States in 2000-18. Among those, "core" AI patents are selected based on their counts of AI-related forward citations. The analysis finds that, compared to other (AI and non-AI) patents, they are more original and general, and tend to be broader in technological scope. Technologies related to general AI, robotics, computer/image vision and recognition/detection are consistently listed among core AI patents, with autonomous driving and deep learning having recently become more prominent. Finally, core AI patents tend to spur innovation across AI-related domains, although some technologies - likely AI applications, such as autonomous driving or robotics - appear to increasingly contribute to developments in their own field