Survey: 67% of Gen Z Are Confident in AI Returns Versus Only 50% of Boomers. Here Are 2 AI Stocks to Buy Now and Hold for Decades.

Group 1: AI Investment Interest - Younger investors, particularly Gen Z, show strong confidence in AI investments, with 67% believing in their long-term return potential compared to 50% of baby boomers [1] - Overall, 62% of respondents express confidence in AI's ability to generate long-term returns [1] Group 2: Microsoft Overview - Microsoft is focusing on scaling real-world AI deployments across Azure, which holds a 20% global market share in public cloud computing [3] - In fiscal Q1 2026, Microsoft's cloud revenues increased by 26% year over year to $49.1 billion, with plans to boost AI capacity by over 80% and double its data center footprint in the next two years [4] - The AI-powered virtual assistant, Copilot, is being developed as a platform for managing workflows across Microsoft 365, GitHub, and security, with over 900 million monthly active users for AI features and 150 million for Copilot [5] - Microsoft's commercial remaining performance obligations rose by 50% year over year to nearly $400 billion, indicating strong revenue visibility for AI services [6] Group 3: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Overview - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing holds a 72% share of the chip foundry market and is crucial for AI infrastructure [7] - The company is aligning its technology roadmap and capacity expansion to meet the rising demand for AI-optimized chips [7]