Over the course of the last few years, the world has embarked on a transformation that is the result of artificial intelligence (AI). These changes have come about primarily because of advances in the AI technique of deep learning, which processes mass quantities of information and is able to establish relationships and draw conclusions based on the data. While each of the following three companies represents a distinctly different approach to the AI revolution, they have all benefited enormously by being among the early adopters of this groundbreaking technology. Read on to find out why Adobe Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ: ADBE), NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA), and Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) were among the best performing AI stocks of 2017. Adobe is best known for its Portable Document Format (PDF), which is used to create and exchange documents, and its suite of creative software tools like Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA), the leader in the graphics processing industry, has been growing like gangbusters. Its performance over the last several years has been nothing short of stunning, and investors will rightly want to know if this growth can continue. Below, we look at several key financial metrics to provide insight into the company's future potential. Revenue gains were the largest driver of results. In its recent earnings release, NVIDIA announced record quarterly revenue of $2.17 billion, which grew 55% over the prior-year quarter, as well as record full-year revenue of $6.91 billion, up 38% over the prior period.

Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) traded 4.26 Million shares and was closed at $795.37 per share. The current share price indicate that stock is -2.61% away from its one year high and is moving 19.95% ahead of its one year low. Stock monthly performance is recorded as 2.63% while its performance in last 5 sessions is -0.50%. At the movement stock is under coverage by number of analysts. The consensus recommendation by Thomson Reuters analysts is Outperform and their mean rating for the stock is 1.69 on scale of 1-5.