Private investment in AI by geographic area 2013-23

Private investment in AI by geographic area 2013-23

DeepSeek from China has shaken up the AI industry, overtaking ChatGPT to become the most downloaded free app on the Apple App Store in the USA.

A key differentiator is that the Chinese app is open source, meaning anyone can copy, download and build on it.

The US has invested more in AI than either the EU or China.