China has shot far ahead of the US on deep-learning patents

China wants to become a country of innovation, and lead the world in artificial intelligence in 2030. China is outdoing the US in some kinds of AI-related intellectual property, according to a report published in mid-February by US business research firm CB Insights. The number of patents with the words "artificial intelligence" and "deep learning" published in China has grown faster than those published in the US, particularly in 2017, the firm found. Publication is a step that comes after applications are filed but before a patent is granted. The firm looked at data from the European patent office.