On November 13, 2020, the 24th China International Software Expo "Artificial Intelligence Integration and Development" sub-forum was held. Cai Zixing, academician of the International Navigation and Motion Control Academy and Academician of the New York Academy of Sciences, and representatives of the industry, with the theme of "Integration of Intelligence, Knowledge Converge Future", gave a keynote speech focusing on the integration and cooperation of artificial intelligence and the real economy. Li Huiying, director of the Intellectual Property Institute of the National Industrial Information Security Development Research Center, released the "2020 Artificial Intelligence China Patent Technology Analysis Report", showing the innovation and development of China’s artificial intelligence field situation.
The "2020 Artificial Intelligence China Patent Technology Analysis Report" shows that with the encouragement of China's new infrastructure construction policy, artificial intelligence technology innovation will keep coming out in 2020. In the fight against the Covid-19 epidemic, China's independent research and development of artificial intelligence technology plays an important role in fighting against the epidemic. The intelligent open source community is booming, providing high-quality technology to the world in an open and sharing attitude, and promoting the innovation and development of artificial intelligence technology.
New infrastructure policies stimulate the development of artificial intelligence technology, and the number of patent applications and authorizations in China continues to rise
Inspired by China's new infrastructure policy, the number of patent applications for artificial intelligence technology in China has continued to refresh. The number of patent applications in the field of artificial intelligence in China is generally on the rise year by year. As of the end of 2019, the total number of patent applications for artificial intelligence technology in China exceeded the United States for the first time, became a country with a significant number of applications in the world. Despite the outbreak of the Covid-19 epidemic in 2020, China's artificial intelligence technology innovation has not been hindered. As of October 2020, the total number of artificial intelligence patent applications in China has reached 694,000, a year-on-year increase of 56.3%.
An innovation highland dominated by enterprises and scientific research institutions has basically taken shape, and Internet companies have achieved remarkable results
From the distribution of applicants, Internet companies and universities are the main force in the development of artificial intelligence technology. Internet companies such as Baidu, Tencent, and Alibaba are among the best in terms of patent applications and authorizations. Information technology manufacturing companies such as Huawei and Inspur have demonstrated strong R&D capabilities. Among them, Baidu is in the leading position with 9364 patent applications and 2682 patent authorizations respectively, and ranks in many fields such as deep learning technology, intelligent speech, natural language processing, autonomous driving, knowledge graphs, intelligent recommendation, and traffic big data. The number of patent applications and authorizations ranked first, while Huawei ranked third and second in total patent applications and authorizations. At the same time, Tsinghua University, Zhejiang University, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and other institutions of higher learning have become important innovation entities in the field of artificial intelligence.
The distribution of patents in each branch of artificial intelligence technology is different, and the number of basic technology patents has accumulated
Statistics from China's artificial intelligence patent technology branch show that cloud computing, as the basic support technology of artificial intelligence, accounts for the largest proportion of patents, reaching 18.38%; computer vision, as an application technology in the field of artificial intelligence, follows closely behind, accounted for 17.72%. Deep learning, autonomous driving and intelligent robots accounted for 14.52%, 12.36% and 9.55% respectively. Then, sorted according to the percentage value, there are traffic big data accounted for 7.58%, intelligent recommendation accounted for 5.72%, natural language processing accounted for 5.65%, intelligent speech accounted for 5.35%, and knowledge graph accounted for 3.16%. technology.
It is worth noting that, in addition to applied technology, China’s innovation entities focus on the layout of basic technology fields. Taking deep learning as an example, basic technology branches such as digital methods for specific functions, digital recognition, and computer systems based on biological models. The top ten companies in the number of patent applications, such as Baidu, Tencent, and Ping An Technology, have accumulated a certain number of patents, indicating that China has a certain foundation for basic research and development in specific key technical fields.
Artificial intelligence patented technology contributes fight against the epidemic, showing its skills in multiple fields
The report shows that China's independent research and development of artificial intelligence technology has played an important role in the prevention and control of the epidemic, showing that China's excellent artificial intelligence patent technology transformation effect. As of October 2020, China's innovative entities have applied for 3,036 patents related to artificial intelligence technology related to epidemic prevention and control, which are distributed in epidemic monitoring, prevention, control and treatment, and resource deployment. In terms of epidemic surveillance, focusing on automatic temperature measurement systems, as of the end of October 2020, enterprises and research institutes such as Baidu and Tsinghua University have applied for 244 patents and obtained 41 authorizations. In the field of traffic big data technology, enterprises such as Baidu and State Grid have filed a total of 198 patent applications, and launched information service systems such as epidemic maps, epidemic tracking, and same-ride inquiry, which effectively guarantees the tracking of crowd’s travel and the source of the epidemic. In terms of the prevention, control and treatment of the epidemic, iFLYTEK, Baidu and other enterprises have applied for 301 patents in the field of intelligent voice. Artificial intelligence technologies which are represented by intelligent consultation platforms, Covid-19 detection, and intelligent monitoring have applied for 470 patents in the medical treatment of the epidemic. In terms of resource allocation, self-driving technology has been well applied during the epidemic. For example, Baidu Apollo announced on February 10 that it would provide free low-speed mini-vehicle kits and self-driving cloud services to companies serving the epidemic, helping the cooperate partners quickly develop disinfection vehicles and delivery vehicles, rush to the rescue of the front line of epidemic prevention and control. Robot technology provides strong logistical support services for epidemic prevention and control. Huawei, ZTE, Tencent and other companies have applied for 207 intelligent robot patents. The application of intelligent robot technology has greatly reduced the risk of epidemic spread.
