AI Research This study examines the evolution and trends of AI from four dimensions: research, output, influence, and competition. The authors leverage an academic knowledge graph with 130,750 AI scholars and 43,746 scholarly articles to analyze the development of AI over time. The results show that the number of AI papers has increased significantly since 2010, with China and the United States being the two most influential countries in AI research. The authors also identify several key topics in AI research, including deep learning, natural language processing, and computer vision. Finally, they discuss the implications of these findings for future research and development in the field of AI 1.