Investors understandably tie today’s technology industry to artificial intelligence (AI). Since cutting-edge technology has driven much of the innovation, investors could easily fall into the trap of assuming that all tech companies are AI enterprises as well.
Nonetheless, in many tech enterprises, AI is more of a secondary growth driver. Given that, tech stocks like Amazon (AMZN -0.72%) and Sea Limited (SE -1.40%) should continue to drive long-term growth, even though only one is an AI company.
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The AI company: Amazon
Most of the public knows Amazon best for its e-commerce platform. This is crucial because no matter where one stands on the state of the market, the e-commerce part of the business is highly recession-resistant due to the wide variety of goods it offers.
However, even with faster-growth businesses like digital advertising and third-party seller services, its retail business is generally a slower-growth, lower-margin segment.
Instead, most…
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