AI remains a potential game-changing technology that is still in its early innings.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is rewriting the playbook for nearly every major tech company. Because the AI development game is still in its early innings, there remain plenty of opportunities to rack up points. And it's a perfect time to jump into some of the leaders in the space.

Here are five names that are already shaping the future of AI that investors might want to consider buying for the long haul.

1. Nvidia

Nvidia ( NVDA -0.85% ) is still the clear leader in AI hardware. Its graphics processing units (GPUs) run the majority of the world's AI workloads, and its market share for GPUs in Q1 was a staggering 92%.

Its chips are only part of the story, though. Years before AI went mainstream

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