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Data Visualization

PARAT – Tracking the Activity of AI Companies

Rebecca Gelles,

Zachary Arnold,

Ngor Luong,

and Jennifer Melot

June 2021

CSET’s Private-sector AI-Related Activity Tracker (PARAT) collects data related to companies’ AI research and development to inform analysis of the global AI sector. The global AI market is already expanding rapidly and is likely to continue growing in the coming years. Identifying “AI companies” helps illustrate the size and health of the AI industry in which they participate as well as the most sought-after skills and experience in the AI workforce.

PARAT 2.0 will be re-launching in 2024.

While there is no one correct definition of an “AI company,” analyzing the AI-related activities of a company allows researchers to make their own determinations of the degree to which it is active in AI and in areas relevant to any particular policy question. PARAT offers an interactive tool for exploring data about private-sector companies and their AI research and development. Researchers, for example, can use PARAT to identify AI-related research publications or patents made by publicly-traded or privately-held companies relevant to their analysis. 

PARAT is by no means an exhaustive collection of all AI-related companies, and the sample offered may not be entirely representative of the global AI-related industry. The current version includes companies and metrics that CSET has considered relevant to research at the intersection of AI and national security. Future updates will offer more companies and AI-related activity metrics as we continue to refine our data and methods, and receive feedback from users.

PARAT 2.0 launching in 2024.