IBM — not Microsoft, Google or OpenAI — tops the list of firms with the most AI-related U.S. patent applications over the last five years, according to research shared first with Axios.
Why it matters: While patents are just one indicator of research intensity, the increase in the total volume of AI-related patent applications indicates strong interest, especially among large tech companies — and IBM's lead could show that its AI push is more than just marketing.
...
ChatGPT creator and AI pioneer OpenAI didn't even make the top 25 companies on the list.
https://www.axios.com/2024/02/05/patent-applications-generative-ai-ibm-list