Title: Knowledge diffusion and new technologies: a spillover analysis on the artificial intelligence case

Authors: Ahmed Bounfour; Alberto Nonnis; Phuong Le; Clément Sternberger

Addresses: Université Paris-Saclay, RITM and European Chair on Intangibles, Faculté Jean Monnet, 54 bd Desgranges, 92330, Sceaux, France; UM6P, Africa Business School, Rabat, Morocco ' Université Paris-Saclay, RITM and European Chair on Intangibles, Faculté Jean Monnet, 54 bd Desgranges, 92330 Sceaux, France ' Ethifinance Analytics, Ethifinance, France and Université Paris-Saclay, RITM, France ' Université Paris-Saclay, RITM and WIPO, 54 bd Desgranges, 92330 Sceaux, France

Abstract: This paper studies knowledge diffusion between different types of organisations (platforms, large organisations, and smaller organisations) through spillovers within the artificial intelligence (AI) sector. Analysing patent-based data from 2000 to 2019 and a large panel of approximately 97,000 worldwide applicants, we observe that knowledge created by all categories positively influence knowledge creation within the sample. However, the benefits of spillovers vary across categories, with platforms that show limited gains from knowledge diffusion, while smaller organisations emerge as the primary beneficiaries of knowledge created by the other categories.

Keywords: artificial intelligence; AI; knowledge; knowledge diffusion; patent analysis; digital platforms.

DOI: 10.1504/IJIPM.2025.145163

International Journal of Intellectual Property Management, 2025 Vol.15 No.1, pp.1 - 19

Received: 19 Sep 2022
Accepted: 03 Dec 2023
Published online: 24 Mar 2025 *