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[Editors note: Machine Learning Breakthroughs Have Sparked the AI Revolution was previously published in February 2022. It has since been updated to include the most relevant information available.]

Its October 1950. Alan Turing, the genius who cracked the Enigma code and helped end World War II, has just introduced a novel concept.

Its called the Turing Test, and its aimed at answering the fundamental question:Can machines think?

The world laughs. Machines think for themselves? Not possible.

However, the Turing Test sets in motion decades of research into the emerging field of Artificial Intelligence (AI).

This research is conducted in the worlds most prestigious labs by some of the worlds smartest people. Collectively, theyre working to create a new class of computers and machines that can, indeed, think for themselves.

Fast forward 70 years.

AI is everywhere.

Its in yourphones. What do you think powers Siri? How does a phone recognize your face?

Its in yourapplications. How does Google Maps know directions and optimal routes? How does it make real-time changes based on traffic? And how does Spotify create hyper-personalized playlists or Netflix recommend movies?

AI is on yourcomputers. How does Google suggest personalized search items for you? How do websites use chatbots that seem like real humans?

As it turns out, the world shouldnt have laughed back in 1950.

The great Alan Turing ended up creating a robust foundation upon which seven decades of groundbreaking research has compounded. Ultimately, it resulted in self-thinking computers and machines not just being a thing but being everything.

Make no mistake. This decades-in-the-making AI Revolution is just getting started.

Thats because AI is mostly built on what industry insiders call machine learning (ML) and natural language processing (NLP) models. And these models are informed with data.

Accordingly, the more data they have, the better the models get and the more capable the AI becomes.

When I say identity, what do you think of?

If youre like me, you immediately start to think of what makes you, well, you your height, eye color; what job you have, what car you drive, what shows you like to binge-watch.

In other words, the amount of data associated with each individual identity is both endless and unique.

Those attributes make identity data extremely valuable.

Up until recently, though, enterprises had no idea how to extract value from this robust dataset. Thats all changing right now.

Breakthroughs in artificial intelligence and machine-learning technology are enabling companies to turn identity data into more personalized, secure and streamlined user experiences for their customers, employees and partners.

The volume and granularity of data is exploding right now. Thats mostly because every object in the world is becoming a data-producing device.

Dumb phones have become smartphones and have started producing a ton of usage data.

Dumb cars have become smart cars and have started producing lots of in-car driving data.

And dumb apps have become smart apps and have started producing heaps of consumer preference data.

Dumb watches have become smartwatches and have started producing bunches of fitness and activity data.

As weve sprinted into the Smart World, the amount of data that AI algorithms have access to has exploded. And its making them more capable than ever.

Why else has AI started popping up everywhere in recent years? Its because90% of the worlds data was generated in the last two years alone.

More data, better ML and NLP models, smarter AI.

Its that simple.

And guess what? The world isnt going to take any steps back in terms of this smart pivot. No. We love our smartphones, smart cars and smartwatches far too much.

Instead, society will accelerate in this transition. Globally, the world produces about 2.5 exabytes of data per day. By 2025, that number is expected to rise to 463 exabytes.

Lets go back to our process.

More data, better ML and NLP models, smarter AI.

Thus, as the volume of data produced daily soars more than 185X over the next five years, ML and NLP models will get 185X better (more or less). And AI machines will get 185X smarter (more or less).

Folks, the AI Revolution is just getting started.

Most things a human does, a machine will soon be able to do better, faster and cheaper.

Given the advancements AI has made over the past few years with the help of data and the exponential amount of it yet to come Im inclined to believe this.

Eventually, and inevitably, the world will be run by hyperefficient and hyperintelligent AI.

Im not alone in thinking this. Gartner predicts that 69% of routine office work will be fully automated by 2024. And the World Economic Forum has said that robots will handle 52% of current work tasks by 2025.

The AI Revolution is coming and its going to be the biggest youve seen in your lifetime.

You need to be invested in this emerging tech megatrend that promises to change the world forever.

Of course, the question remains: What AI stocks should you start buying right now?

You could play it safe and go with the blue-chip tech giants. All are making inroads with AI and are low-risk, low-reward plays on the AI Revolution. Im talking Microsoft (MSFT), Alphabet (GOOG), Amazon (AMZN), Adobe (ADBE) and Apple (AAPL).

However, thats not how we do things. We dont like safe we like best.

At present, enterprise AI software is being used very effectively by Big Tech. And its being used ineffectively or not at all by everyone else.

Todays AI companies are changing that. And the best way to play the AI Revolution is by buying the stocks that are changing the paradigm in which they exist.

We have identified several AI stocks to buy for enormous long-term returns.

Again, these AI stocks arent the safe way to play the AI Revolution. Theyre the best way to do it.

One company is pioneering a novel model-driven architecture. Indeed, it represents a promising paradigm shift in the AI application development process. Ultimately, it will democratize the power of AI so that its no longer a weapon used by Big Tech to crush its opponents.

Essentially, this company has pre-built multiple, highly scalable AI models in its ecosystem. And it allows customers to build their own AI models by simply editing and stacking them atop one another.

Think of building an AI application as a puzzle. You must have the right pieces and directions. In other words, to effectively utilize the power of enterprise AI, customers just piece it together in a way that works best for them.

Equally important, the building of these puzzles is not rocket science. The company does all the hard work of making the actual models. Customers simply have to pick which ones they want to use and decide how they want to use them.

In some instances, coding and data science are still required but not much. Todays top AI companies make it easy to develop, scale, and apply insights without writing any code.

Its a genius breakthrough to address the widening AI gap between Big Tech and everyone else.

Eventually, every company from every industry and of every size will leverage the power of AI to enhance their business, increase revenues and reduce costs.

Of course, this reality bodes well for AI stocks in the long term.

You just have to know which ones are worth buying and which are not

On the date of publication, Luke Lango did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article.

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