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A Technology Landscape of Artificial Intelligence: Technological Structure and Firms' Competitive Advantages

인공지능 기술 랜드스케이프 : 기술 구조와 기업별 경쟁우위

  • 이왕재 (서울과학기술대학교 IT정책전문대학원/삼성전자 삼성리서치) ;
  • 이학연 (서울과학기술대학교 글로벌융합산업공학과)
  • Received : 2019.02.18
  • Accepted : 2019.04.30
  • Published : 2019.06.30
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Abstract

This study analyzes the technological structure of artificial intelligence (AI) and technological capabilities of AI companies based on patent information. 2589 AI patents registered in USPTO from 2007 to 2017 were collected and analyzed by the Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) to derive 20 AI technology topics. Analysis of technology development trends by AI technology reveals that visual understanding, data analysis, motion control, and machine learning are growing, while language understanding and speech technology are sluggish. In addition, we also investigated leading companies in each sub-field of AI as well as core competencies of global IT companies. The findings of this study are expected to be fruitfully used for formulation and implementation of technology strategy of AI companies.

본 연구는 특허 데이터를 활용하여 인공지능 기술의 구조를 파악하고 주요 글로벌 IT 기업들의 인공지능 기술역량을 분석한다. 2007년부터 2017년까지 미국 특허청에 등록된 2,589개의 인공지능 특허를 바탕으로 LDA 토픽모델링을 수행하여 인공지능 분야의 20개의 기술 토픽을 도출하였다. 인공지능 기술 분야 중 언어이해, 음성처리보다는 시각이해, 데이터분석, 동작제어, 그리고 기계학습 분야의 연구개발이 최근 활발한 것으로 나타났다. 또한 기업별 인공지능 기술 역량을 분석하여 인공지능 기술 분야별로 우수 역량을 보유한 기업을 도출하고, 기업별로 강점을 가지고 있는 세부 기술 분야를 도출하였다. 본 연구 결과는 인공지능 기업들의 기술기획 및 전략 수립에 유용하게 활용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

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