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从专利角度看AI发展的现状与未来

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(Summary description)关于人工智能(AI)的研究已经在全世界范围内如火如荼的展开,各地区发展情况不一,目前已有大量研究从各个方面对AI技术进行探讨,而专利技术是反映真正技术实力的重要指标,通过分析与AI相关的专利的申请数据可以系统全面地分析AI的发展现状以及未来的发展方向,包括AI发展的趋势特点、地域特点、最具创新能力的研发机构、主要的技术输出国家和地区等。   通过对不同国家和地区的专利申请数据进行分析可以得到如下几

从专利角度看AI发展的现状与未来

(Summary description)关于人工智能(AI)的研究已经在全世界范围内如火如荼的展开,各地区发展情况不一,目前已有大量研究从各个方面对AI技术进行探讨,而专利技术是反映真正技术实力的重要指标,通过分析与AI相关的专利的申请数据可以系统全面地分析AI的发展现状以及未来的发展方向,包括AI发展的趋势特点、地域特点、最具创新能力的研发机构、主要的技术输出国家和地区等。   通过对不同国家和地区的专利申请数据进行分析可以得到如下几

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关于人工智能(AI)的研究已经在全世界范围内如火如荼的展开,各地区发展情况不一,目前已有大量研究从各个方面对AI技术进行探讨,而专利技术是反映真正技术实力的重要指标,通过分析与AI相关的专利的申请数据可以系统全面地分析AI的发展现状以及未来的发展方向,包括AI发展的趋势特点、地域特点、最具创新能力的研发机构、主要的技术输出国家和地区等。

    通过对不同国家和地区的专利申请数据进行分析可以得到如下几点结论:

1.中国超越传统科技强国,成为AI专利申请数量最多的国家。经过近两年的高速发展,目前中国AI专利申请数量超越美国、日本,跃居世界第一。

目前AI专利申请数量排名前十位的国家/地区依次为中国、美国、日本、韩国、欧洲、德国、澳大利亚、中国台湾地区、加拿大和印度。其中前两名中国和美国远远领先于其它国家/地区。

 

专利申请数量前十名的国家和地区

2.近两年的专利申请数量除中国依然保持强劲的上升态势,与此同时,美国、日本和欧洲地区的申请数量增速缓慢,特别是2016年前后数量甚至开始回落。虽然可能和部分2017年申请的专利未公开有关,但他们AI专利申请数量整体下降的趋势似乎已经难以逆转。

 

3.百度和IBM分别成为中国和美国AI专利申请最多的研究机构。百度虽然在该领域起步较晚,但势头强劲,后来居上,远远超过了其他申请机构。

另外中国科学院和腾讯也表现不俗。而两家外资企业微软和三星虽然曾经在申请量上具有优势,但近两年却呈现增速放缓的趋势。

中国主要AI专利申请机构排名

4.美国AI专利申请最多的公司是IBM。近年来一直大力研发AI的谷歌在美国的AI专利申请数量上并不理想,只能屈居第三,其申请数量(1885)相比于排名第一的IBM(4322)差距甚大。而在美国申请量排名靠前的公司中,只有约一半是美国公司,另外的席位被日本、韩国占据。相反,美国企业在日本、韩国的布局并不多。

5.全球申请最多的AI专利和自然语言处理相关。人工智能领域中最具代表性的分支——机器学习和基础算法、智能搜索和智能推荐、语音识别、自然语言处理、自动驾驶及计算机视觉和图像识别。在全球范围和国内的专利申请量分别如下表所示。

各技术分支在2010年以后快速增长,特别是机器学习和基础算法,在2014年之后一枝独秀,几乎呈直线增长态势,增长速度远远超过其它分支。起步较晚的自动驾驶在2014年之后的发展速度超过了其它分支的发展速度,但在2017年后略有下降。而各技术分支在美国的申请量整体呈曲折式上升趋势,经过若干年的高速发展,到2014年之后增速均开始下降。各技术分支在欧洲的发展趋势和美国类似。

 AI各技术分支专利申请数量

6.国内研发机构各有所长,分别在不同技术分支的专利申请上占有优势。其中在机器学习和基础算法方向,科研院所和大学占据较多席位,在排名前15位的申请人中,占到了10位。其余的五位为微软、百度、腾讯、阿里巴巴和国家电网。可见目前国内关于机器学习和基础算法的研究还处于实验室阶段,虽然专利数量较多,离商业化应用还有一定差距。在智能搜索和智能推荐方向情况与机器学习和基础算法的情况刚好相反,专利主要集中于大型互联网企业及智能终端厂商。同时语音识别方向前15位的申请人也以企业为主,科研机构仅有中国科学院一位。其中百度从多个外资企业的围困中脱颖而出,位列榜首。在自然语言处理这一技术分支上分布比较平均,企业和科研院所申请人和分别占据半壁江山。排名前三的百度、中国科学院和微软的申请量总体较为突出。IBM的排名在这一领域达到了比较靠前的位置。值得注意的是中国科学院外和浙江大学在多个领域名列前茅。自动驾驶方向,目前已经有多个企业进入实验阶段在自动驾驶方向,但是这些企业主要是以福特、丰田为代表的国外老牌汽车生产厂商。百度近年来在自动驾驶领域大量投入换来了榜首位置,其他国内汽车厂商则表现平平。最后在计算机视觉和图像识别方向,分布也较为平均,企业申请人和科研机构申请人大致各占一半,由于智能终端图像处理需求的不断提高,促进了智能终端制造商在这一领域的研发投入,使得企业在专利的申请量上占据优势。

未来发展趋势

2010年之后,AI迎来了一段技术快速成长的时期,其中以中国专利申请数量最大,且至今依然保持强劲的增长态势。而美国经过一段快速增长后增速逐渐放缓,日本则呈现停滞的态势。中国虽然整体申请数量较多,但是在海外的申请数量却严重偏低,也就是说高质量、高价值的专利申请数量相对较少。我国AI技术的发展相比于国外依然不容乐观。另外AI各分支领域中计算机视觉和图像识别方向的申请量近几年均有大幅度增长,未来将成为AI行业一个巨大的增长点。

国内AI专利情况总结

总体而言,国内的人工智能领域技术发展欣欣向荣,处于技术快速成长的阶段。国内企业专利申请量迅猛增长,研发投入必然是巨大的。为了更好地做好专利布局,在此次技术革新中占得先机,企业在人工智能领域的技术研发中可以在以下方面进行突破。

我国虽然在AI领域专利申请数量巨大,但多数是科研院所的成果,即大多数技术还处于实验室阶段,离商业化应用还有一定距离,在技术上和商业化使用方面与国外存在一定差距。在以后的发展中不仅要注重高质量的专利以及海外专利的申请,还要加快专利成果转化,加快AI技术商业化步伐,在商业竞争中获得实实在在的技术优势。

文章来源:http://www.sohu.com/a/275291151_473283

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Electronic Arts pledges free use for five accessibility patents

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