Artificial intelligence (AI) has been a game-changer for many companies. For example, Alphabet experienced record-high Google search usage in the fourth quarter of 2025, and much of that growth was a result of the company adding AI Mode and AI Overviews to its search engine.The AI tailwind could persist across the tech sector for years. Consider that, according to a forecast from Statista, the artificial intelligence market will expand from nearly $350 billion in 2026 to a whopping $1.7 trillion by 2031. It ...