During the same period, the number of AI patents also saw a proportional increase — a 62% rise — according to the Stanford AI Index Report 2024. However, the growth in the number of publications has slowed since 2022.
AI-related publications have seen an explosive growth in the last decade: from 88,000 in 2010, the number nearly tripled to over 240,000 by 2022 across research papers, books, articles, and conferences. During the same period, the number of AI patents also saw a proportional increase — a 62% rise — according to the Stanford AI Index Report 2024. However, the growth in the number of publications has slowed since 2022. ET looks at the explosion of research and development in AI, and countries that are at the forefront of this.
