Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) has been described as the best pure-play stock in artificial intelligence. The market agrees, sending shares of PLTR stock some 342% higher over the past year, far better than Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA),

High-flying artificial intelligence (AI) stocks have taken the market by storm, soaring to stratospheric valuations. Many investors think the party will continue considering the potential of AI and the growing market size.

Two hot stocks in this sector are Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR) and SoundHound AI (NASDAQ: SOUN). Palantir's shares had surged by more than 300% over the prior 12 months, while SoundHound had skyrocketed by 600%.