Best Stock to Buy Right Now: Amazon vs. Alphabet | The Motley Fool

Best Stock to Buy Right Now: Amazon vs. Alphabet | The Motley Fool

The arrival of AI has created growth opportunities for these tech giants.

Tech goliaths Amazon (AMZN 0.48%) and Alphabet (GOOGL +0.71%)(GOOG +0.75%) spent years developing artificial intelligence. But the arrival of OpenAI’s ChatGPT in November 2022 was still a seismic shift for the technology industry.

In this emerging AI era, industries are being reinvented, and new companies are rising to challenge established players. Even in this dynamic environment, Amazon and Alphabet are adapting quickly and already showing signs of AI success.

But is one of these conglomerates a better long-term investment in artificial intelligence? 

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How Amazon benefits from AI

Amazon is in an excellent position to capitalize on artificial intelligence. It’s known as an e-commerce giant, but arguably its greatest AI advantage is its Amazon Web Services (AWS) division.

AWS is the world’s cloud computing leader, with a 29% share of the market. This helped the division produce…

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