This paper presents a novel approach to track the relationship between artificial intelligence (AI) and climate inventions on a large scale using patent data. Analysis of over 6 million US patents from 1976 to 2019 reveals that AI is most frequently mentioned in climate patents related to transportation, energy, and industrial production. Highly cited patents show a higher AI presence in adaptation and transport. AI-related climate patents are associated with significantly more subsequent inventions (30-100% increase) but also exhibit a greater share of citations from outside the climate field, highlighting the importance of considering both increased invention activity and knowledge spillover across different technological domains.
Publisher
Nature Climate Change
Published On
Jan 12, 2023
Authors
Vilhelm Verendel
Tags
artificial intelligence
climate inventions
patent data
transportation
energy
industrial production
innovation
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