Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a hot topic these days. Companies are scrambling to learn how to leverage the power of AI to drive their businesses. That's providing a big boost to companies developing and supporting the technology.

Since AI relies on data, data centers could see a massive boost from AI as the technology becomes more mainstream. It's already starting to drive incremental growth for leading data center REIT  (NASDAQ: EQIX). Here's why investors won't want to overlook this emerging AI stock.

AI has been a hot topic of conversation on quarterly earnings calls this year. Unsurprisingly, AI was part of the conversation on Equinix's first-quarter conference call. In discussing AI, CEO Charles Meyers stated: "It's interesting because ChatGPT has created a media frenzy around AI. But the reality is we've seen AI-related opportunities in our pipeline for the last several years."

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