We recently compiled a list of the 15 AI News Updates Worthy of Investor Attention. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) stands against the other AI stocks that are worthy of investor attention.
The advent of artificial intelligence has shaken up the Search business on the internet, a domain where Google has long reigned supreme. With AI models from startups like OpenAI, companies are offering natural language search capabilities to users that are cutting away Google’s dominance in the Search market. Latest reports from news publication Bloomberg suggest that Google now faces added pressure with authorities in the US reportedly pushing the firm to spin off its Chrome browser business. The report further claims that authorities are also planning to recommend to a federal judge that Google face antitrust requirements related to AI and its Android mobile operating system.
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The measures are a byproduct of a multilayer case that the Justice Department has built against Google. The government won the first round in the case earlier this year, which sought to prove that the tech giant has a web search monopoly in the US. In the ruling on this case, federal judge Amit Mehta ruled that Google broke antitrust laws in both online search and search text ads markets. Per the Justice Department, the case against Chrome stems from the fact that the browser is a key access point through which many people use Google Search. Chrome controls about 61% of the browser market in the US, according to web traffic service StatCounter.
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Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG)
Market Capitalization: $2.2 Trillion
Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) is a California-based technology company that owns and runs the internet search engine Google. On November 16, investment advisory Morgan Stanley released an investor note on the GenAI market, highlighting that the results of a survey indicated that the use of GenAI for research was still the most common use case, but commercial behaviors, such as shopping, looking up recipes or travel, were rising. The advisory further noted that while travel planning remains lower – less than 20% – the advisory expects product innovation in 2025, like digital travel planners already shown by Google, to potentially drive further behavior change.
Overall GOOG ranks 3rd on our list of the AI stocks that are worthy of investor attention. While we acknowledge the potential of GOOG as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that some AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns, and doing so within a shorter timeframe. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than GOOG but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about the cheapest AI stock.
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