We recently compiled a list of the 9 Must-See AI News Updates That Are Trending on Wall Street. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) stands against the other AI stocks.
CNBC recently spoke to companies worldwide on how DeepSeek’s new AI models will likely impact their operations and financials. Roadzen, a technology company using artificial intelligence to disrupt the auto insurance sector, was asked how things are now different with DeepSeek releasing its R1 model.
According to its chief executive Rohan Malhotra, his company helps its insurance underwriting clients speed up claim processing, cutting the time to resolve 80% of minor accident claims from six weeks to two minutes. Since the nature of processing such claims is sensitive, the company has been using sophisticated AI models that produce accurate results, such as those from OpenAI, Meta, and Anthropic. However, things may be different now that DeepSeek is in the picture.
“Our clients cannot afford a model which has 60%-70% accuracy, that’s like a major economic issue. We need to deploy models that have 95%-99% accuracy.”
-Chief executive Rohan Malhotra
Rough calculations reveal that the company may be able to incur costs 50% lower using DeepSeek than the costs incurred with OpenAI’s models.
“What we really care about is the cost of inference. We care about the accuracy of the outputs. And we care about whether this model is performing to the certain benchmarks that we’ve set, in a good way”.
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Besides cost efficiencies, other companies have lauded the decision to keep the technology open source, stating that it makes it more attractive compared to existing open-source models like Meta Platforms’ Llama. Another company excited with the advent of DeepSeek is a North Carolina-based eldercare platform CareYaya. Neal K. Shah, CEO, told CNBC that their company has started using AI to help customers fight health insurance claims denials.
“DeepSeek just lowered our costs by 90% so we can help more people,” he said in a message. “The average cost to appeal a U.S. health insurance claims denial is $43.84. We had used OpenAI and Anthropic to get the cost down to 12 cents — now we’re doing it with DeepSeek on the back end, the cost per appeal is 2 cents.”
The above findings suggest how DeepSeek may democratize artificial intelligence. However, its models are also raising concerns regarding data privacy, security, and potential for misuse. That said, while the impact DeepSeek’s models have made is undeniable, it is a wait-and-watch moment to see whether it reshapes the AI world for the better or for worse.
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Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)
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Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is a technology company that has recently launched Apple Intelligence, its personal intelligence system. On February 6th, multiple sources including Benzinga and Korean publication ET News reported that Apple’s AI-focused M5 chip is now being produced at scale. These chips are utilizing new process technology to boost AI performance. In comparison to earlier M-series chips, this new chip is likely going to have a redesigned structure and will deliver enhanced AI performance. The new chips will also be running at lower temperatures. This will enable it to maintain full power for longer durations before thermal throttling takes effect. The M5 chips will be powering the upcoming MacBook Pro, iPad Pro, and Vision Pro Devices.
Overall AAPL ranks 2nd on our list of the AI stocks that are trending on Wall Street. While we acknowledge the potential of AAPL 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 AAPL but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about the cheapest AI stock.
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