Investors urged to look beyond standalone AI companies
Investors are being told that the best opportunities in AI may not be in building standalone AI companies, but in businesses quietly using AI to streamline existing industries. Stanislav Shabaiev of STNL Media Invest Holding says the real value comes from companies using technology to remove manual processes in established sectors. The winners, he argues, will be businesses where AI deeply integrates into core workflows—not just surface-level tools.
- AI seen as foundational, not a separate sector
- Value in automating manual tasks within industries
- Investment shifts from AI R&D to applied use cases
- Company-specific data and deep integration drive defensibility
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