According to the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI’s Global Vibrancy Tool 2024, the United States is the world leader in artificial intelligence, followed by China and the United Kingdom.
of tracking toolsThe study, which measures countries’ AI ecosystems based on key metrics such as research publications, private investment and patents, analyzed data from 36 countries and found the U.S. leads in several core areas. I did. We have released more remarkable machine learning models, invested more private capital in AI, and published more responsible AI research than any other country. China remains in second place, but remains far behind the United States.
Global Vibrancy Tool 2024 is AI index The research team aggregates 42 AI-specific metrics to provide a comprehensive, quantitative understanding of which countries are leading in AI. The tool also reveals how the robustness of each country’s AI ecosystem has evolved over time, highlighting where countries are excelling and lagging in AI.
Nestor Masrej, project manager at AI Index, said: “AI is rising as a topic of national interest for countries around the world, and accordingly, the narrative of which countries are leading in AI is becoming more prominent than ever. ” said. “However, there is limited data that clearly and quantitatively shows where countries actually stand on AI. We wanted to address this gap with rigorous tools that help ground the AI story in practice.”
US leads by a large margin
The United States has the most robust AI ecosystem in the world, significantly better than any other country. The Global Vibrancy Tool ranks countries based on various pillars of AI importance, including research and development (AI research output), economy (level of AI-related economic activity), and infrastructure (underlying AI infrastructure). I will. The US leads on virtually every pillar. In 2023, the company produced the highest quality AI research, built the most notable machine learning models, spent the most on private investments, and had the most AI merger/acquisition activity. The country also had the highest number of AI jobs and newly funded AI startups.
China is in second place but is lagging behind.
In recent years, there has been a lot of attention to how the United States compares to China in AI. The tool shows that the two superpowers were once competitors, but the United States is rapidly pulling away. The United States outperforms China on several important metrics. In 2023, it attracted more AI-related private investment (US$67.2 billion vs. US$7.8 billion) and produced more notable machine learning models (61 vs. 15). However, China has produced more AI-related patents than the United States and is leading in AI patent acquisition.
Countries around the world are making AI a growing priority
The Global Vibrancy Tool shows how AI is increasingly becoming a political priority in various countries and how this focus can improve a country’s AI vibrancy. For example, the United Arab Emirates has made a public commitment in recent years to become a global leader in AI, investing heavily in high-quality research institutions like the Technology Innovation Institute. According to the Global Vibrancy Tool, the UAE was ranked 5th this year.
The UK, which ranked third this year, will also host the world’s first AI Safety Summit in 2023, making it a global leader in AI. South Korea, ranked 7th, will host the latest summit in 2024, and France, ranked 6th will be invaluable in tracking the evolution of the position.
Flexibility, transparency and demanding more data
First released in 2017, the Global Vibrancy tool was re-released this year with more data and a more user-friendly and flexible interface.
“The Global Vibrancy Tool is unique in that, unlike other AI-related national indicators, users can adjust the weights and assign different values to the indicators,” said Stanford HAI Research Director and AI Indicators Operations said committee member Vanessa Pali. . “We recognize that there are many different perspectives on what defines a country’s AI status, so we built that flexibility into our system.”
Parli also expressed hope that the tool will draw more attention to the importance of better data tracking in the AI ecosystem. “The launch of the Global Vibrancy Tool is just the beginning,” she said. “We are optimistic that this tool will facilitate improvements in AI-related data collection efforts. I believe we can open the door to collaboration.”
The team behind the Global Vibrancy Tool hopes to expand the dataset and represent more countries in future versions. “We are continually adding new data and adding new countries as countries build their AI ecosystems,” Maslej said.
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