WIPO Technology Trends 2019 Artificial Intelligence

Based on a detailed study of patents and other information, this new report aims to shed light on the trends in innovation in AI since the field first developed in the 1950s. Research has involved the analysis of patent data related to AI inventions, as well as data on scientific publications, litigation filings and acquisition activity. These data findings are discussed in detail and accompanied by commentary and industry perspectives from more than 20 of the world’s leading experts in AI; more complete datasets, patent search methodology and expert contributions are openly available on the WIPO website. We hope that this report will prove an invaluable resource for businesses, researchers and policymakers in the field, as well as for those general readers who want to find out how AI research has so far developed – and where it is going.