Huawei tops list of AI intellectual property owners in China
- The AI Intellectual Property in China 2019 report ranks some 500 Chinese AI firms based on overall AI capabilities, innovation and technology maturity
- Huawei’s comprehensive set of AI products is key to its strategy, according to the report
Huawei Technologies is China’s most competitive intellectual property owner in artificial intelligence (AI), according to a report by media company Hurun Report and intellectual property platform WTOIP.com.
The AI Intellectual Property in China 2019 report ranked some 500 mainstream Chinese AI firms based on each company’s overall AI capabilities, innovation and the maturity of their technologies, Hurun and WTOIP.com said in a press release on Wednesday.
Shenzhen-based Huawei, which is also the world’s largest telecommunications equipment maker, scored the full 100 points.
Huawei’s comprehensive set of products, including AI chip and server designs as well as its all-in-one AI computing framework MindSpore, is key to its AI development strategy according to the report.
Internet giant Tencent was a close contender, coming in second with 99.7 points in the report, followed by internet search provider Baidu with 94.5 points.
Tencent is one of the main champions of AI technology in China’s medical industry while Baidu is a key AI player in smart homes and smart driving, said the report.
