Figurines with computers and smartphones are seen in front of the words "Artificial Intelligence AI" in this illustration taken, on Feb 19, 2024. GENEVA: China is far ahead of other countries in generative AI inventions like chatbots, filing six times more patents than its closest rival the United States, UN data showed on Wednesday .
More than 38,000 GenAI inventions were filed by China between 2014-2023 versus 6,276 filed by the United States over the same period, WIPO said. South Korea, Japan and India were ranked third, fourth and fifth respectively, with India growing at the fastest rate, the data showed.AI-generated child sexual abuse content flood the online space, bogging down law enforcement agencies
While chatbots with the ability to mimic human discourse are already being widely used by retailers and others to improve customer service, GenAI has the potential to transform many other economic sectors like science, publishing, transportation or security, WIPO's Harrison said.