Artificial intelligence (AI) stocks have surged in recent years as the AI boom picked up speed -- investors eagerly piled into these players with the hope that AI would become the next game-changing technology, much like the Internet, or moving much farther back in history, the steam engine. This is very possible, considering AI's ability to help companies gain in efficiency, problem solve, and even develop better products faster. This investing theme hasn't only appealed to small retail investors but also ...