South Korean media: South Korea's AI patent applications account for only 8% of China's! On May 7, the South Korean media "Sedaily" published an article stating that statistics show that the number of patent applications related to artificial intelligence (AI) in South Korea is only 8% of that in China. Some people pointed out that the South Korean government should take on the role of a "director" for technological innovation and provide direction for the AI industry, as well as cultivate talent. A recent report released by Triangle IP, an American patent management company, shows that last year, the number of AI patent applications in various countries was: 305,110 in China, 67,773 in the United States, 26,429 in Japan, 25,991 in India, and 23,666 in South Korea. Chinese tech company Tencent applied for 4,794 patents last year, surpassing its American counterpart Google (4,456). The report stated: "Baidu, Tencent, and Huawei are applying for AI patents at an 'unprecedented speed,' surpassing American tech giants such as Google, Microsoft, and IBM." However, the number of patent applications in South Korea is only about 8% of that in China. The provisional statistical data from South Korea's Patent Office in the first half of last year also showed similar results. In the field of Fourth Industrial Revolution technology, the total number of patent applications in South Korea was 13,009, of which only 3,701 were in the AI sector. The AI sector includes learning and reasoning, language, auditory, visual, complex intelligence, and AI services. Since 2015, China has proposed the concept of "intelligent manufacturing" in its "Made in China 2025" plan aimed at achieving a qualitative leap in manufacturing. It also included artificial intelligence as one of the 11 "Internet+" strategies in July of the same year. Since then, through the "New Generation Artificial Intelligence Development Plan" in 2017, artificial intelligence has been designated as a national core strategy, and strong support policies have been implemented. Last year, South Korea also announced the "National AI Strategy." Since its launch in September last year, no eye-catching policies have been introduced yet. Cho Sung-pyo, chairman of the Technology Division of the South Korean National AI Committee and a distinguished professor at Yonsei University's Department of Computer Science, said, "Compared with China and the United States, South Korea has a smaller market and talent pool, so we need to be selective and focused," and added, "We must cultivate the top 1% of talents and also provide incentives to help them settle down in South Korea." [Image source: //p3-sign.toutiaoimg.com/tos-cn-i-ezhpy3drpa/766a81f311d344fcb042af5d6fb14e81~tplv-obj:1920:1080.image?_iz=97245&bid=15&from=post&gid=1831427305534535&lk3s=06827d14&x-expires=1754352000&x-signature=UkHMR7tqsAKQgbWZKDrXB0QXYHs%3D] Original source: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1831427305534535/ Disclaimer: This article represents the views of the author alone.