We recently published a list of 10 AI News Stories You Can’t Miss. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Bloom Energy Corporation (NYSE:BE) stands against other AI news stories you can’t miss.
OpenAI launched ChatGPT in late November 2022. Although it had zero fanfare when it was launched, the platform has grown exponentially ever since. As of today, it boasts more than 200 million users worldwide, driven by the generative AI craze that has made it a hit.
It can be safe to say that the chatbot had unofficially ushered in the AI era and a race for businesses to capitalize on it. Initially, companies started slowly by integrating artificial intelligence into their offerings to pinpoint what works and what doesn’t.
As of today, they are taking giant leaps into the AI realm, confident of the fruits they will reap once everything is in place.
“2023 was really a year of industry and businesses wrapping their heads around AI. 2024 is the year we’re starting to see real-scale deployments of our technology”.
Countless innovations in AI prove how the technology continues to be a strong force today. In the latest news, Enfabrica, a California-based startup that aims to make AI chips work more efficiently together at scale, recently announced that it has raised $115 million in funding and plans to release its newest chip early next year.
The startup is tackling one of the biggest technical problems that has emerged in the AI field. The problem is related to tying tens of thousands (or more) of chips together with a network. The chip company strives to allow computing chips to simultaneously talk to more parts of a network.
According to co-founder and CEO Rochan Sankar, current systems can link about 100,000 AI chips before the network slows down. Sankar says chips from Enfabrica could increase this figure to about 500,000 chips, making it possible to train even larger AI models.
“It’s become apparent in the last six to nine months that the attributes of that network really drive the capability of that (computing power), whether it’s bandwidth, resiliency or recovery from loss. All these things matter when you start running at scale.”
In other news, OpenAI has recently launched a free training course for teachers with non-profit partner Common Sense Media. The training will enable teachers to understand artificial intelligence and use it efficiently. The move comes amid OpenAI promoting a positive image of ChatGPT in education. Previously, ChatGPT had been causing a frenzy as it helped students spin-off papers, complete their homework, and even write novels.
“My goal in this role is to put AI into the hands of every student and every teacher… and also give them the skills to learn how to do it responsibly and effectively”.
Belsky revealed that student adoption of ChatGPT is “very, very high,” and parents are generally supportive, realizing that AI skills as essential for future careers.
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Bloom Energy Corporation (BE) Powers AI Data Centers: Analyst Insights and Market Outlook
A bird’s eye view of a power generation platform with a power plant in the background.
Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 25
Bloom Energy Corporation (NYSE:BE) leverages solid-oxide fuel cell systems for on-site power generation, playing a dominant role in meeting the rising energy demands of AI data centers.
On Tuesday, November 19, HSBC analyst Samantha Hoh downgraded Bloom Energy Corporation (NYSE:BE) from Buy to “Hold” and raised the price target to $24.50 from $17.20. While the firm likes the AI stock on its AI data center and hydrogen secular themes, the recent strong price performance and expectations are reflected already, which is why they view the valuation as “fair”.
“Bloom has plenty of excess manufacturing capacity in the near term but may need to increase capacity at its Fremont facility from c750 MW to the GW scale by late 2025. Our estimates assume the company adds capacity gradually to its existing roofline while working capital continues to be a drag in the near term. However, we forecast Bloom to generate positive free cash flow in 2026 (accelerated from 2027 previously) and are increasing our DCF-derived TP to USD24.50 (from USD17.20), which incorporates a higher long-term/terminal growth rate for a longer and stronger tailwind from AI data center demand. Our DCF-derived TP of USD24.50 implies modest upside of 3.2%; hence we are downgrading the stock from Buy to Hold. We continue to like the Bloom story based on its exposure to strong secular themes of AI data center and hydrogen, but given the recent strong price performance and expectations reflected already, we view the valuation as fair.”
Overall, BE ranks 8th on our list of AI news stories you can’t miss. While we acknowledge the potential of BE as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that some AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns and doing so within a shorter time frame. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than BE but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about the cheapest AI stock.
