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China trounces U.S. in AI research output and quality

Tencent, Alibaba and Huawei among the top 10 companies

Tencent's logo at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, China, in September 2022.   © Reuters

TOKYO/BEIJING -- China is the undisputed champion in artificial intelligence research papers, a Nikkei study shows, far surpassing the U.S. in both quantity and quality.

Tencent Holdings, Alibaba Group Holding and Huawei Technologies are among the top 10 companies producing AI research, according to the study. The Chinese contingent is steadily gaining representation in an area dominated by U.S. players.

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