Integrating Artificial Intelligence into Regional Technological Domains. The Role of Intra- and Extra-Regional AI Relatedness

Yijia Chen and Kangmin Wu

No 2507, Papers in Evolutionary Economic Geography (PEEG) from Utrecht University, Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning, Group Economic Geography

Abstract: Artificial intelligence (AI) is a key driver of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Despite growing interest in the geography of AI, our understanding of how AI integrates into regional contexts remains limited. In response, we examine the integration of AI into regional technological domains in China and the United States using patent data. Theoretically, we develop a framework by introducing the concepts of intra- and extra-regional AI relatedness. Our findings reveal that the integration of AI into regional technological domains is positively associated with both intra-regional and extra-regional AI relatedness. Additionally, extra-regional AI relatedness can moderate the lack of intra-regional AI relatedness.

Keywords: integration of artificial intelligence; intra-regional AI relatedness; extra-regional AI relatedness; regional technological domains; China; the United States (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025-03, Revised 2025-03
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