Does the use of AtomicReference guarantee data visibility similar to the volatile keyword?

Yes, using AtomicReference provides guaranteed visibility of changes between threads, similar to the volatile keyword.

AtomicReference uses internal synchronization and memory mechanisms that ensure updates to the value are visible to all threads immediately after the operation completes. This means that reading from an AtomicReference will always see the most recently written value.

Thus, AtomicReference combines the properties of volatile (visibility) and atomic operations (e.g., compare-and-set), making it convenient for working with object references in a multithreaded environment.