China’s AI University Beats Out Harvard, MIT in Race For Patents Tsinghua students and faculty are creating more patents related to machine learning and AI than MIT, Stanford, Princeton and Harvard combined However, American patents, as measured by citations, are rising in relevance compared to Tsinghua’s
We Trained China’s AI Researchers. Now We Risk Being . . . Second, China invested heavily in university-industry collaboration When we talked with Kevin*, an international student who studied at a top Chinese university before coming to the US, we learned that Chinese universities and companies were closely sharing research and infrastructure This is not the case at American universities
Chinese University Collected More AI Patents Than MIT . . . The total exceeds the combined patent count from MIT, Stanford, Princeton and Harvard during the same period China now accounts for more than half of all active patent families globally in AI and machine learning fields, according to data analytics service LexisNexis
Tsinghuas AI Patent Dominance: Surpassing Americas Ivy . . . China's Tsinghua University has surged ahead in AI patents, filing 4,986 between 2005 and 2024—more than MIT, Stanford, Princeton, and Harvard combined This dominance, driven by state support and innovative breakthroughs, challenges U S leadership in global AI innovation
The U. S. –China AI Rivalry Is Really a Battle Among Chinese Talent Moreover, the number of AI-related patents approved for Tsinghua exceeds the combined totals of four leading U S universities: MIT, Stanford, Princeton, and Harvard From 2005 to the end of 2024, Tsinghua accumulated 4,986 patents related to artificial intelligence and machine learning, with more than 900 granted in the past year alone