The Hottest 10 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stocks on the Market

This group of companies reflects most of the industry's past, present, and future

There's little doubt that artificial intelligence is here to stay

It's just too game-changing to put back in the box now

In fact, we've only scratched the surface of its potential usage

This, of course, translates into opportunity for investors

The question is, which stocks offer the best shot at capitalizing on the movement's future growth

Here's a rundown of 10 of the hottest names in the that will ly remain hot for the duration of the artificial intelligence revolution

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The OG centerpiece of AI data centers It's become such a commonly touted linchpin of the movement that it's almost become cliché

No rival seems to be able to break its firm hold on the, meaning it stands to ride the industry's jected growth

Making AI practical to use Hardware is only half of the AI story, though

Users also need a means of doing something constructive with all the mountains of digital data just waiting to be tapped

It's got four different user interfaces that allow users to harness the power of AI

Its AIP platform, for instance, helps workers within an office setting to custom-build their own automated workflows and apps to imve their own ductivity

Meanwhile, its platform called Gotham supports data-driven decision-making for military combat situations

A whole new kind of computing Although the vast majority of AI is still powered by traditional computers, a brand-new kind of computing platform is upon us

So-called quantum computing isn't limited by binary code's ones and zeros

By using the quantum mechanics of atomic and even subatomic p, a computing platform can simultaneously cess a near-infinite number of mathematical possibilities

Calculations that would have taken years to complete can now be in a matter of minutes

This solution, of course, has enormous implications for artificial intelligence

A handful of companies are quantum computers

Don't look past its foray into the consumer-facing artificial intelligence market, though

While its virtual AI assistant, Copilot, hasn't exactly dethroned market-leading ChatGPT in this space, Microsoft's existing omnipresence (by virtue of its hold on the enterprise software space) arguably leaves it in the best position to monetize such a tool

As of late last year, roughly two-thirds of large U

Specialist versus generalist Microsoft's Copilot is a handy and powerful tool, to be sure

But, it's also a generalized assistant that might occasionally struggle to handle specific or more complex tasks

As time marches on, institutions may figure out that these more specialized solutions are the kind of artificial intelligence tools they actually need

One of these ways is through its artificial intelligence platform, called Watson, which is being used by Samsung SDS America, Intel, Deloitte, and Vodafone, just to name a few, as a means of becoming more cost-efficient, imving results, or both

The other chief way IBM is evolving as an artificial intelligence stock is the organization's foray into the quantum computing realm

While IonQ may be one of the earliest names in the market with a more modest platform, IBM is aiming for raw quantum computing power

It's still more of an experiment than a commercial offering, if the company decides to commercialize it at all -- it's possible Google could choose to use this high-powered computing platform strictly for its own purposes

Whatever the future holds on this front, though, the company's got the verbial goods

In the meantime, Google is making inroads with a more practical and marketable AI tool

While its Gemini remains a direct interface for anyone needing higher-level help from the World Wide Web and now serves on the order of 50 million users per day (according to numbers compiled by of Apps), users of Google's engine are now regularly finding AI-powered responses to queries in their results as well

If nothing else, this helps ensure Google's tool remains a potent cash cow

AI platforms are more than cessors and software What if the most important advancements on the artificial intelligence front weren't being driven by hardware powerhouses Nvidia or software and interface viders Palantir and C3

What if ushering in the next generation of artificial intelligence solutions was instead going to depend on the you never see or think

In simplest terms, Marvell makes many of the components that connect -- and connect to -- the wall of motherboards that make up an AI data center

For instance, Its optical digital signal cessors allow for the super-fast transmission of data using fiber-optic cables that can stretch for miles

But, it also manufactures custom cessors for artificial data centers that don't require an often-expensive off-the-shelf solution from a vider Nvidia

Look beyond your corner of the world You're almost certainly familiar with ChatGPT, Google's Gemini, and Microsoft's Copilot

You may also know that Facebook parent Meta Platforms now vides a similar tool, while X (formerly Twitter) offers a generative AI tool called Grok

All of them seemingly have a respectable ing relative to their age

These aren't the only artificial intelligence and virtual assistant options out there, though

These are just the ones you're familiar with because they're readily available in the Western world with little fuss or regulatory oversight

Qwen may not be China's most artificial intelligence assistant, and it's certainly not the whole world's

But, much Microsoft, Google, or Facebook, Alibaba has the advantage of already being there

Remember, Alibaba's Tmall and Taobao dominate China's and the region's e-commerce space, with commanding control of roughly half of China's massive online shopping market alone

Yes, this is a pharmaceutical outfit, but yes, it's also an AI name

The company uses artificial intelligence to predict how a particular drug might perform or plan how the underlying molecule might be best fabricated, saving time as well as money on clinical trials that may end in failure

It's not a mere premise, either

Recursion OS cuts these figures down to a fraction of their usual levels

Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool’s board of directors

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