Shares of SoundHound AI (NASDAQ: SOUN), Opendoor (NASDAQ: OPEN), and Velo3D (NYSE: VLD) are trading a respective 121%, 102%, and 105% higher so far this year through Wednesday's close. When you think about conversational intelligence, you might concoct images of Ivy Leaguers at a cocktail party or a Mensa speed-dating event -- but it's a lot cooler than that for SoundHound AI. The company operates an independent voice artificial intelligence (AI) platform, giving businesses a way to use AI-enhanced tools for speech recognition, transcription, and computer-generated speech to deliver a better conversational experience for their customers.