We recently compiled a list of the Top 10 Trending AI News Updates That Investors Likely Missed. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Safe Pro Group Inc. (NASDAQ:SPAI) stands against the other AI stocks.
Just as the AI industry was catching up with the launch of the DeepSeek AI R1 model in January, sources divulged that the Hangzhou-based company is planning to release the R2 model as early as possible. The company was previously aiming to launch the R2 model in May.
DeepSeek expects the R2 model to exhibit better coding and reasoning capabilities in multiple languages. The R1 model, which was built cost-effectively using relatively less powerful GPUs, triggered a $1 trillion sell-off in US and European markets.
The speculation around the R2 model could potentially drive further volatility in America’s AI landscape as investors question the narrative that US-based AI companies require hundreds of billions of dollars to develop AI systems.
“The launch of DeepSeek’s R2 model could be a pivotal moment in the AI industry. DeepSeek’s success at creating cost-effective AI models would likely spur companies worldwide to accelerate their own efforts … breaking the stranglehold of the few dominant players in the field.”
-said Vijayasimha Alilughatta, COO Zensar.
We selected AI stocks by reviewing news articles, stock analysis, and press releases. We listed the stocks in ascending order of their hedge fund sentiment taken from Insider Monkey’s database of over 1000 hedge funds.
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Safe Pro Group Inc. (NASDAQ:SPAI)
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Safe Pro Group Inc. (NASDAQ:SPAI) integrates AI, computer vision tech, and proprietary ML in drone imagery processing solutions to facilitate the rapid identification of explosives threats. The company’s products are built on a cloud-based ecosystem and powered by Amazon Web Services to offer a much safer alternative to traditional human-based threat detection methods. The company claims that its AI models have analyzed 1 million drone images in Ukraine, locating over 20,000 explosive remnants of war across 4,355 hectares.
On February 25th, Safe Pro Group Inc. (NASDAQ:SPAI) announced that it signed a multi-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute (KPI) to use the company’s patented AI-powered drone image processing technology, SpotlightAI, to innovate next-gen demining survey methodologies and training programs.
“Safe Pro is proud to collaborate with KPI, one of the foremost research institutions of its kind in Ukraine and with its talented team who are dedicated to leveraging cutting-edge innovations such as our AI-powered small object threat detection technology into a truly modern approach to demining.”
-said Dan Erdberg, Chairman and CEO of Safe Pro Group Inc.
Overall SPAI ranks 10th on our list of AI stocks that investors likely missed. While we acknowledge the potential of SPAI as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns and doing so within a shorter time frame. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than SPAI but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about the cheapest AI stock.
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