There are few sectors of the stock market that are quite as exciting as the artificial intelligence sector. Eerily reminiscent of many works of science fiction, today's technological innovation has brought us smartphones, televisions, and even homes that talk to you, providing intelligent answers in seemingly no time flat! AI technology is quickly changing the way people do everything from order food to enjoy streaming entertainment, and as adoption of the technology continues, the opportunities in the space are only growing larger. It's no surprise to find intense investor interest in artificial intelligence stocks, but what exactly are the companies they represent doing, and should you be investing in them? Read on to learn more about this fast-evolving sector of the economy and how to go about investing in it.

Marketing Technology firm, MailUp is acquiring Datatrics B.V., a Netherlands-based firm that specializes in cutting-edge Predictive Marketing. The acquisition will help MailUp grow globally and ensure enhanced focus on making Data Science available to marketers. Their Customer Data Management Platform comes fully equipped with Machine Learning abilities via which the platform learns on its own. Marketers benefit tremendously due to this ecosystem. By having end-to-end customer information marketers are better channelized to target their core audience and manage tools, channels, and techniques.

Bio: Shailendra is a keynote speaker, influencer and a thought-leader in the Artificial Intelligence space . With an experience of over 23 years working with Corporates, Software Vendors and Consulting companies, Shailendra has delivered over One Billion Dollars through advanced analytics. He has established and lead several data science businesses and teams to generate revenue and drive incremental growth by creating multiple Artificial Intelligence solutions across a variety of sectors, including Telcos, Financial Services, Retail and Public Sector. Shailendra has published multiple articles about Advanced Analytics, Machine Learning, IoT, Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain; and recently published an Amazon bestseller "Making Money Out of Data" which showcases five business stories from various industries on how successful companies make millions of dollars in incremental value using analytics. Shailendra has held senior executive level positions at SAP, IBM, Accenture, Woolworths and Coles with Asia and ANZ mandates.

An Aethon Inc. TUG robotic courier carries supplies through the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Medical Center at Mission Bay in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Thursday, March 19, 2015. The move to population health and a greater acceptance of machines to help deliver medical care to patients will help turn artificial intelligence into a $6 billion market within three years, according to a new analysis. Accenture says healthcare's artificial intelligence market will reach $6.6 billion by 2021 . That's a jump from $600 million in 2014, according to the consulting firm, which released a new report at HIMSS18 annual meeting this week in Las Vegas. The Accenture analysis looked at investments, revenue growth, acquisitions in the artificial intelligence space, executives said.

An Aethon Inc. TUG robotic courier carries supplies through the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Medical Center at Mission Bay in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Thursday, March 19, 2015. The move to population health and a greater acceptance of machines to help deliver medical care to patients will help turn artificial intelligence into a $6 billion market within three years, according to a new analysis. Accenture says healthcare's artificial intelligence market will reach $6.6 billion by 2021 . That's a jump from $600 million in 2014, according to the consulting firm, which released a new report at HIMSS18 annual meeting this week in Las Vegas. The Accenture analysis looked at investments, revenue growth, acquisitions in the artificial intelligence space, executives said.

Microprocessor and chip maker NVIDIA is using artificial intelligence onboard its newest computer system that will power Chinese web company Baidu's self-driving car, according to a Reuters report. Baidu is the Chinese equivalent of Google, and operates the country's most popular search engine of the same name that holds a 56.3% market share. NVIDIA, as some of us know, is famous for its Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) that powers many high-end gaming PCs and laptops, as well as super-fast mobile processors like the Tegra series. But NVIDIA has been eyeing the artificial intelligence space for quite some time now. Because AI requires a very high level of computational power.