Apple and Nvidia have both announced major share buyback programs, but I see one of these artificial intelligence (AI) players as the obvious winner in the long term.

There is a clear winner between these two companies trying to capitalize on the growing demand for AI graphics cards.

Microsoft and Oracle are top cloud computing stocks that benefit from the proliferation of AI services in the cloud. Microsoft is growing faster than Oracle right now. At the same time, Oracle's solid revenue pipeline is why its pace of growth is expected to top Microsoft's in the future.

The hottest artificial intelligence (AI) stock no doubt has been Nvidia, whose graphic processing units (GPUs) have become the backbone of the AI infrastructure buildout. However, with spending in the space still frantic as companies rush to compete, Nvidia won't be the only winner.

Amazon (AMZN 0.04%) may not be the first stock that comes to mind when the words artificial intelligence (AI) are mentioned. However, Amazon is more exposed to this technological wave than most people realize.

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Artificial intelligence technology is certainly among the most disruptive trends in the market for investors to consider. Most companies have touted their AI integrations and product developments on earnings calls,

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