We recently compiled a list of the 10 AI News Stories That Are Dominating Headlines. In this article, we are going to take a look at where F5 Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV) stands against the other AI stocks.
Grok 3, xAI’s chatbot and ChatGPT challenger is in its final stages of development, reported Elon Musk on Thursday. The chatbot is reportedly going to be released in a week or two. Speaking at the Dubai World Governments Summit, Musk said that the chatbot outperforms all others in the market.
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“Grok 3 has very powerful reasoning capabilities, so in the tests that we’ve done thus far, Grok 3 is outperforming anything that’s been released, that we’re aware of, so that’s a good sign”.
-Elon Musk
Musk had founded xAI as a rival to ChatGPT after he left OpenAI back in 2018. When Emirati State Minister for AI Omar Sultan Al Olama asked what to expect from the upcoming Grok 3 model, Musk bragged that it was “scary smart” with “very powerful reasoning capabilities.”
A few days back, a consortium of investors led by Musk said it had offered $97.4 billion to buy the nonprofit that controls OpenAI. The move marked an attempt by the billionaire to stop OpenAI from becoming a for-profit company. He had even sued CEO Sam Altman and others in August, asking a U.S. district judge to block OpenAI’s attempt to transition to a for-profit entity.
“I think the evidence is there in that OpenAI has gotten this far while having at least a sort of dual profit, non-profit role. What they’re trying to do now is to completely delete the non-profit, and that seems really going too far.”
Musk may be bragging that his chatbot is superior to others, but Benjamin De Kraker, who worked on the human data team for Grok development, has differing opinions on the top AI models for code. According to De Kraker, OpenAI’s o1-pro, o1, and o3-mini are all tied for the top spot, while the unreleased Grok 3 is in fourth position. Only time will tell who is right.
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F5 Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV)
Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 31
F5 Inc. is a multi-cloud application delivery and security solutions provider that provides networking, unified, app management, and security solutions. On February 11, the company outlined its vision for transforming Application Delivery Controllers (ADCs) to meet the demands of ordinary and AI-powered applications. Its new ADC framework, known as ADC 3.0, presents reference architectures and strategic partnerships designed to enable enterprises to securely deploy and manage modern applications in the AI era. By converging high-performance application delivery and sophisticated application security capabilities into a single platform, F5 strives to lead the ADC transformation and help businesses manage AI applications efficiently. Its new reference architecture along with partner alliances helps customers deliver a secure future for the AI-powered digital world.
“The rise of AI and modern applications demands a fundamental rethinking of application security and delivery. Traditional approaches fall short in managing today’s complex, distributed systems…Organizations need solutions that provide consistency, flexibility and complete visibility across their IT landscape. F5 has transformed our technology portfolio to meet these challenges head-on, enabling our customers to confidently secure and deliver advanced digital experiences.”
-Chief Innovation Officer Kunal Anand.
Overall FFIV ranks 2nd on our list of the AI stocks that are dominating headlines. While we acknowledge the potential of FFIV 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 FFIV but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about the cheapest AI stock.
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