We recently compiled a list of the 10 Buzzing AI Stocks on Latest News and Ratings. In this article, we are going to take a look at where International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:IBM) stands against the other AI stocks.
Artificial intelligence startups are playing a big role in US venture capital funding. As per PitchBook data reported by Reuters, the total capital raised in 2024 was nearly 30% higher year-on-year. AI startups bagged a record 46.4% of the total $209 billion raised in the previous year, compared to less than 10% a decade earlier. This means that venture capitalists put $97 billion into artificial intelligence startups in the US. Artificial intelligence technology has been garnering investor interest recently, a majority of which are very optimistic about the sector.
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“The AI/LLM companies did enjoy a historically rich funding environment. Most raised multiple rounds at exponentially higher valuations last year. They will need to smash very significant business milestones this year to continue enjoying unlimited access to infinity capital”.
-James Cross, managing director at Franklin Venture Partners.
In particular, AI companies like xAI, OpenAI, and Anthropic have led the way in funding. xAI has raised $6 billion in a May funding round and another $6 billion in December to develop its AI chatbot Grok. OpenAI has also raised $6.6 billion in October. Similarly, AI startup Anthropic is in talks to raise as much as $2 billion at a $60 billion valuation, CNBC has confirmed. The funding round is being led by Lightspeed Venture Partners. Anthropic, OpenAI, and other tech giants are in a generative AI arms race so that they don’t fall behind in a market that is predicted to top $1 trillion in revenue within a decade.
Many of these funding rounds share a common goal: advancing AI capabilities, with some aiming for the long-term vision of achieving AGI. However, Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, has said that Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) has become a sloppy term.
“If you look at our levels, our five levels, you can find people that would call each of those AGI, right? And the hope of the levels is to have some more specific grounding on where we are and kind of like how progress is going, rather than is it AGI, or is it not AGI?”
– Altman said.
Altman also referred to something called the ARC-AGI challenge, referring to it as “a North Star toward AGI”. The new AI model which OpenAI plans to introduce on Jan. 10 passes this challenge.
“They said if you can score 85% on this, we’re going to consider that a ‘pass,’ And our system — with no custom work, just out of the box — got an 87.5%. And we have very promising research and better models to come”.
-Sam Altman.
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International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:IBM)
Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 56
International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:IBM) is a multinational technology company that offers consulting services and a suite of AI software products. On January 7th, TD SYNNEX, an IT distribution company, announced the grand opening of a new North American Innovation Studio in partnership with IBM. The Innovation Studio offers a hands-on environment for TD SYNNEX partners so that they can explore and adopt advanced technologies such as AI, data, automation, and hybrid cloud. Being a part of TD SYNNEX’s Destination AI™ initiative and the IBM Watsonx Gold 100 program, the studio will also be offering IBM trained, technical experts for partners who will help them in AI adoption and monetization. Partners will have a dedicated to explore and demo IBM solutions, such as Watsonx, TD SYNNEX is simplifying access to new technologies and offering comprehensive support pre- and post-sale.
“Partners are the key to accelerating clients’ AI-powered goals. Through our collaboration with TD SYNNEX, we’re enabling partners to develop deep expertise and hands-on training of our data and AI portfolios to help accelerate their enterprise AI goals through IBM watsonx and our other technology innovations. This is another way that the IBM Ecosystem is creating opportunities and value for partners and clients”.
– David La Rose, general manager, IBM Ecosystem, Sell.
Overall IBM ranks 3rd on our list of the AI stocks on latest news and ratings. While we acknowledge the potential of IBM 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 IBM but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about the cheapest AI stock.
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