Over the past three decades, Wall Street has seen its fair share of next-big-thing investments come and go. These include the rise of the internet, business-to-business commerce, genomics, 3D printing, cannabis, blockchain technology, cloud computing, and the metaverse. The next mammoth investment opportunity that has Wall Street drooling with anticipation is artificial intelligence (AI).

Put simply, AI describes the use of software and systems to handle tasks that humans would normally oversee. The key is machine learning, which allows software and systems to "learn" over time and become more efficient at their tasks. Machine learning gives AI broad application across most sectors and industries.

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