China is leading other countries in generative AI inventions, having filed six times more patents in the field compared to its rivals in the U.S., data from the UN revealed on Wednesday.
Generative AI refers to technology that uses existing information to produce text, images, music, and computer code. In the past decade, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has seen more than 50,000 patent applications for generative AI. The WIPO oversees a system for different countries to share the recognition of patents. About a quarter of the 50,000 were filed in 2023, signifying a recent boom in the technology, AP reported.
