We recently compiled a list of the 15 AI Stocks Taking Wall Street by Storm. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Juniper Networks, Inc. (NYSE:JNPR) stands against the other AI stocks.
Artificial intelligence continues to achieve remarkable breakthroughs, yet its latest contribution might come as a surprise to many. According to a report by CNBC, AI can solve one of the biggest problems facing the USA: its skyrocketing fiscal deficit. According to three economists from the Brookings Institution, artificial intelligence could prove a positive “critical shock” for the country’s fiscal health.
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The Center on Regulation and Markets at Brookings released a working paper last month stating that under the most optimistic scenario, AI could reduce the annual U.S. budget deficit by as much as 1.5% of gross domestic product by 2044. This would lower annual budget deficits by roughly one-fifth at the end of the 20 years.
“The use of AI presents the rare — possibly unique — opportunity to expand access to health care information and services while simultaneously reducing the burden on the conventional health care system”.
– Paper’s authors, Ben Harris, Neil Mehotra and Eric So.
While adopting AI in healthcare is optimistic, Ajay Agrawal, a professor at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, reveals how economists’ outlook on AI and healthcare is “a mix of enthusiasm and despair”.
“Enthusiasm because there’s probably no sector that stands to benefit more from AI than health care. … But there’s friction due to regulation, due to incentives — because of the way things are structured and how people are paid for things — and friction due to the associated risks and liabilities”.
-Agrawal said.
In other news, CNBC reported that OpenAI has allowed its employees to sell about $1.5 billion worth of shares in a new tender offer to SoftBank. Current and former OpenAI employees will be able to cash out their shares this way, while the Japanese tech conglomerate will be able to get a larger slice of the pie of the AI startup. The tender offer follows the persistence of SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son after he made a $500 million investment in OpenAI’s recent funding round, also reflecting his growing interest in AI.
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Juniper Networks, Inc. (NYSE:JNPR)
Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 47
Juniper Networks, Inc. (NYSE:JNPR) is a leader in secure, AI-Native Networking that delivers the best and most secure user experiences from the edge to the data center and cloud.
On November 26, Juniper Networks, Inc. (NYSE:JNPR) and Finnish telecom and digital service provider Elisa Oyj announced a collaboration for the world’s first deployment of 800Gbps Ethernet services over 800ZR coherent transceivers. This collaboration will allow Elisa to enhance its network infrastructure and set the stage for more scalable and efficient mobile and optical fiber networks across the country. Juniper’s networking solutions will enable Elisa to increase the speeds and capacity of their optical fiber and mobile networks. As AI and cloudification progress, more and more data will be transferred between data centers, requiring them to develop their backbone network.
“Juniper is proud to serve Elisa Oyj with our innovative 800G coherent CORA solutions as they lead the way to a truly notable and exciting achievement, the world’s first 800Gbps coherent ZR service deployment. This milestone underscores our shared commitment to advance digital infrastructure throughout the world, while ensuring a robust, sustainable and future-proof network for Finland’s expanding data demands and exacting user expectations”.
-Steffen Gienger, Vice President, Service Provider, EMEA, Juniper Networks.
Overall JNPR ranks 11th on our list of the AI stocks taking Wall Street by storm. While we acknowledge the potential of JNPR 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 JNPR but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about the cheapest AI stock.
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