The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has launched a new series of studies in the field of technology. The subject of the first report was artificial intelligence (AI). The study is based on the materials of international applications submitted, for the issuance of patents and on the analysis of information related to innovative activity in the field of AI. The study presents a historical retrospective of the development of AI technologies, the most popular trends in the development of AI technologies, leading players in the field of patenting these technologies, and prospects for the development of this direction in the future.
The authors of the study note the incredibly rapid development of this industry over the past five years, which is not limited to any one industry, but on the contrary affects all possible industries. The top areas in the report are transport, telecommunications, medical and biological sciences. The authors note IBM and Microsoft as the leading players in the field of AI patenting, which have the largest patent portfolios.
Also, in their research, the experts do not ignore the challenges posed to modern society by the rapid development of AI technologies. First of all, one of the scenarios for the development of AI can be an increase in unemployment and a decrease in the level of wages, because many occupations, the basis of which are repetitive tasks, can now be replaced by jobs. The next challenge in the report is data privacy. Experts say that people must be willing to give up some of their privacy if they want to receive the services they need. In this case, one of the ways to avoid misuse of private information is seen to be for companies to be more transparent and honest in relation to the use of AI technologies.
In addition, the report presents an overview of the policies of leading countries regarding artificial intelligence. It can be concluded that the states seek to create a platform for the development of technologies in this field and lay the foundation for its further regulation.
Such a massive volume of data, which was analyzed by WIPO’s leading specialists, allows you to see the current situation in the field of AI technologies and look into the future of this innovative activity.
Source: www.wipo.int