Ranked: Top Companies by Generative AI Patents
Visual Capitalist August 6, 2024
The release of AI assistants like ChatGPT has created significant public enthusiasm for generative AI (GenAI).
Technological advances in GenAI are also reflected in the sharp increase in patent activity. In fact, the number of patent families (group of patents that are all related to the same invention or technology) in GenAI has grown from just 733 in 2014 to more than 14,000 in 2023.
This graphic shows the top companies by patent ownership in GenAI models as of April 2024. The data is from the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the United Nations agency for innovation and creation.
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