Australia’s AI-related patents nearly quadrupled over the nine years to 2024, while local AI-related research publications more than doubled, a new report from the National Artificial Intelligence Centre shows.
But despite the “strong, organic growth” over almost a decade, the country’s share of global AI patents has gone backwards in recent years due to the upsurge in AI patents worldwide since 2021.
The ratio of publications to patents also “exceeds global averages”, revealing a “significant gap between knowledge creation and technology commercialisation” that mirrors the challenges facing Australia’s innovation economy more generally.
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