C3.ai is capturing strong demand for commercial AI solutions with tools to improve productivity and operational efficiency. BigBear.ai has carved out a niche supporting mission-critical intelligence for the defense sector while moving forward with a unique focus on vision-enabled AI.

Countless companies stand to benefit from AI, but these stocks have AI and automation as a central part of their businesses.

Pat Gelsinger, former CEO at Intel (INTC), is not sweating over new, low-cost artificial intelligence models from Chinese startup DeepSeek. Instead, he believes that DeepSeek’s cost-effective AI model will be a net positive for the industry.

Atlassian is unlocking a new phase of growth thanks to artificial intelligence (AI), which is a key reason its stock has more than doubled since the middle of last year. However, it's still trading 33% below its all-time high set during the tech frenzy in 2021, so it's not too late for investors to consider adding it to their portfolio.