Abstracts
Abstract
Through an analysis of the global co-inventor networks of the 30 most innovative companies in Artificial Intelligence (AI), this research provides three key contributions: 1) the two dimensions of co-inventor networks: “encapsulation of information and knowledge,” concerning the overall network structure, and “accessibility to information and knowledge,” related to the inventor’s position within the network; 2) geographic location influences the structure of these networks; 3) the most innovative companies strategically choose between these dimensions in a global competitive context. These findings reignite the debate on the importance of connectivity and central positioning versus brokerage to achieve high levels of patent production in AI.
Keywords:
- innovation,
- inventor,
- network,
- social capital,
- knowledge,
- patent,
- performance
Résumé
Par une analyse des réseaux mondiaux de co-inventeurs des 30 entreprises les plus innovantes dans l’intelligence artificielle (IA), cette recherche apporte trois contributions clés : 1) les deux dimensions des réseaux de co-inventeurs : « l’encapsulation de l’information et des connaissances », concernant la structure globale du réseau, et « l’accessibilité à l’information et aux connaissances », liée à la position de l’inventeur; 2) la localisation géographique influence la structure des réseaux; 3) les entreprises les plus innovantes choisissent stratégiquement entre ces dimensions dans un contexte de concurrence mondiale. Ces résultats relancent le débat sur l’importance de la connectivité et de la position centrale versus l’intermédiation (« brokerage ») pour atteindre des niveaux élevés de production de brevets dans l’IA.
Mots-clés :
- innovation,
- inventeur,
- réseau,
- capital social,
- connaissance,
- performance
Resumen
A través de un análisis de las redes mundiales de co-inventores de las 30 empresas más innovadoras en inteligencia artificial (IA), esta investigación aporta tres contribuciones clave: 1) las dos dimensiones de las redes de co-inventores: “la encapsulación de la información y el conocimiento,” que concierne a la estructura global de la red, y “la accesibilidad a la información y el conocimiento,” relacionada con la posición del inventor dentro de la red; 2) la localización geográfica influye en la estructura de estas redes; 3) las empresas más innovadoras eligen estratégicamente entre estas dimensiones en un contexto de competencia global. Estos resultados reavivan el debate sobre la importancia de la conectividad y la posición central versus la intermediación («brokerage») para alcanzar altos niveles de producción de patentes en la IA.
Palabras clave:
- innovación,
- inventor,
- red,
- capital social,
- conocimiento,
- desempeño
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