We recently published a list of 10 AI Stocks Surging on News and Analyst Calls. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) stands against other AI stocks surging on news and analyst calls.
The interest in Chinese AI startup DeepSeek remains strong, and the company itself is actively fueling its momentum. In the latest news, the company has announced that it is going to make its models’ code publicly available. The move reaffirms its commitment to open-sourcing artificial intelligence.
Posting on social media platform X, the company said that its “tiny team” will open-source 5 code repositories next week. They describe the move as “small but sincere progress” and promise to share “with full transparency.”
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“These humble building blocks in our online service have been documented, deployed and battle-tested in production.”
-DeepSeek
Code repositories are storage locations where developers may see and contribute to software development. They are typically published in centralized hosting services like Microsoft’s GitHub. While they may contain key company assets, DeepSeek’s V3 and R1 models were open-source which implied anyone can see or modify them for free, leading to the rapid rise and success of the startup.
“As part of the open-source community, we believe that every line shared becomes collective momentum that accelerates the journey…Daily unlocks are coming soon…No ivory towers – just pure garage-energy and community-driven innovation.”
-DeepSeek
Unlike many US rival firms that tend to lean toward closed-sourced models, the company has been unique given its commitment to open-source. DeepSeek’s Liang Wenfeng said last July how the firm did not prioritize commercializing its AI models. He further noted that there was soft power to be gained from open source.
“Having others follow your innovation gives a great sense of accomplishment. In fact, open source is more of a cultural behavior than a commercial one, and contributing to it earns us respect”.
-Liang Wenfeng
With the new open-source code, DeepSeek will be providing the infrastructure to support the AI models that it has already publicly shared. Earlier, the company had also published a study with founder and CEO Liang Wenfeng one of the 15 co-authors. It discussed “native sparse attention”, which is designed to improve LLM efficiency in processing large data sets.
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Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL)
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Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) is an American multinational technology conglomerate holding company wholly owning the internet giant Google, amongst other businesses. On February 21, executives from Google and Meta used the opportunity at the Techarena tech conference in Stockholm, Sweden, to discuss how Europe’s artificial intelligence industry is being held back by excessive regulation.
Voicing concerns about the continent’s strict approach to regulating technologies such as AI and machine learning, Dorothy Chou, Google DeepMind’s head of public policy said that a major problem with Europe’s approach to regulating AI technology has been that the AI Act was devised before ChatGPT’s release. While the AI Act was introduced in April 2021, OpenAI launched ChatGPT in November 2022.
“There is a way to use policy to create a better investment environment when it’s done in a way that promotes business…I think what’s difficult is when you are regulating on a time scale that doesn’t match the technology. I think what we need to do is both regulate to ensure that there is responsible application of technology, while also ensuring that the industry is thriving it all the right ways.”
– Dorothy Chou
Overall, GOOGL ranks 3rd on our list of AI stocks surging on news and analyst calls. While we acknowledge the potential of GOOGL 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 GOOGL but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about the cheapest AI stock.
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