We're excited to introduce PARAT (Private-Sector AI-Related Activity Tracker), the Emerging Technology Observatory's new hub for data on private-sector companies and their AI activities. PARAT brings together diverse data on companies' AI research publications, patents, and hiring. Use the PARAT web interface to explore how hundreds of leading companies around the world are engaged in AI, from Big Tech titans and leading generative AI startups to the entire S&P 500.
Built on a multi-domain dataset integrating the latest information from our Merged Academic Corpus with patent and workforce data from leading providers, PARAT's streamlined interface is designed for efficient, flexible analysis of AI trends at the individual company level and beyond. Try it for questions like:
- How much AI research have Microsoft, Anthropic, General Motors, Baidu, or Procter & Gamble been releasing?
- About how big is Walmart's AI workforce as compared to Google's? What about OpenAI, Morgan Stanley, or UPS?
- Which S&P 500 companies are filing the most AI-related patents? What about within specific S&P 500 sectors, like finance or pharmaceuticals?
- Show me some companies with more than a hundred AI patents and more than a hundred AI research publications. How about companies with lots of AI patents and very few research publications?
- Which S&P 500 sectors have the most companies with large tech workforces?
We're also pleased to make publicly available PARAT's source, the Private-Sector AI Indicators. This original dataset transforms information from a wide variety of sources into AI-related research, patenting, and hiring metrics for every company covered in PARAT. It also includes CSET- and ETO-curated metadata and identifiers, allowing easy integration with other workflows and data sources. Visit the documentation to learn more.
PARAT is live today at https://parat.eto.tech. As always, feel free to contact us with any questions, or drop by for live support during our standing office hours. Good luck exploring! 🦜