China leads the patents race for generative AI, with Tencent and Baidu topping the list
Geographically, China leads with 38,210 inventions from 2014 to 2023, far outpacing the U.S. (6,276), Republic of Korea (4,155), Japan (3,409) and India (1,350). Tencent, Ping An Insurance and Baidu are among the top ten inventors, the UN report showed.