人工智能应用对绿色技术创新同群效应的影响研究OA

Previous research has predominantly focused on the micro-level impact of artificial intelligence(AI)on individual firms' green technology innovation,with a lack of discussion on technology diffusion and synergistic effects within industries.Using a sample of Chinese A-share listed manufacturing companies in Shanghai and Shenzhen stock markets from 2011 to 2023,this study empirically examines the impacts and mechanisms of AI application on the peer effect in green technology innovation.The findings reveal that a peer effect exists in corporate green technology innovation,and the more extensive the application of AI,the stronger this peer effect becomes.Mechanism analysis indicates that knowledge spillover,information symmetry,and cost-saving effects are crucial pathways through which AI application promotes the peer effect in green technology innovation.Heterogeneity analysis further shows that the peer effect in green technology innovation is more susceptible to AI influence in firms with shareholder connections and in technology-intensive or labor-intensive enterprises.The conclusions of this research hold significant implications for policymakers in formulating relevant policies to support AI technology application in the manufacturing industry and in leveraging the demonstration effect among firms to stimulate innovation vitality within the industry.