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Artificial Intelligence Reveals Itself
By Tim Knight
Readers who’ve immersed themselves in recent news stories about ChatGPT may guess the end of this article. Others might not.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a rapidly growing field, and several companies and industries stand to benefit from its growth. Some of the stocks that are likely to benefit the most from growth in AI include companies specializing in:
•AI research and development, such as NVIDIA (NVDA), Intel (INTC) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD).
•Cloud-based AI services, such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure (MSFT) and Google Cloud (GOOGL).
•AI-enabled products and services, such as Salesforce (CRM), NVIDIA and Alphabet (GOOGL).
•Data and analytics services such as Splunk (SPLK).
•Development...
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