Palantir (NASDAQ: PLTR) has been a popular artificial intelligence (AI) stock pick over the past year. It surged by about 340% in 2024 and recently notched a new all-time high. However, there are other AI stocks that are even more promising.

Currently valued at $3.08 trillion. There is no guarantee that Microsoft will beat Apple or Nvidia to the $4 trillion milestone, but here's why I think it has the most potential to not only get there eventually but stay there for the long term.

The technology sector is projected to experience significant growth in 2025, with worldwide IT spending expected to reach approximately $5.61 trillion, marking a 10% increase from 2024. Key drivers of this growth include substantial investments in artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud services,

Artificial intelligence (AI) investing experienced a shakeup at the end of January with the release of DeepSeek's R1 model. This model was reported to have been trained far more cheaply than its U.S.