Alphabet to set a new record as investors happy with Google's AI progress
Investors are becoming more optimistic about Alphabet Inc.'s artificial intelligence strategy, after a run of glitches and misfires that sent its shares tumbling.
The stock is heading back toward what would be a record $2 trillion market value — a milestone surpassed only by Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc. and Nvidia Corp. in the United States. It has rallied back from last month's low, when the shares dropped on concerns the company was falling behind in AI.
Using this week's cloud event to show that its AI model is enterprise-ready despite recent stumbles in its consumer-facing tools, focus is now turning to this month's earnings and a developer's conference in May. While Alphabet's path to AI monetization is still seen as cloudy, the stock's relatively cheap valuation has kept it attractive to many on Wall Street.
“While the headlines haven't been favorable, Google's role in generative AI products will present massive growth opportunities for the stock,” said Sylvia Jablonski, chief executive officer at Defiance ETFs. Alphabet is also set to benefit from making its own generative AI tools that can power more precise ads and increase revenues from ad spend, she added.
Alphabet's misfiring Gemini product had been viewed as a major setback for a firm known for its technological prowess, with the company in February pausing an image generation feature that drew criticism over inaccurate historical depictions of race.
The company's cloud computing conference in Las Vegas this week offered investors some reassurance, as the firm showed how Gemini can be used to create advertisements, prevent cybersecurity threats and spin up short videos and podcasts. Google also showed a new chip designed to handle AI workloads.
News that Apple Inc. is considering using Google's Gemini technology to power AI services added more fuel to the rebound. Up to the last close, shares are up 12% this year.
“Google's hardware advances, Gemini progress, and AI driven app demos should help sentiment
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