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SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son backs artificial superintelligence: Hundreds of billions of dollars being set aside for next 'big move'
Oct. 31 (Bloomberg) -- SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son reiterated on Tuesday (29) his belief that artificial superintelligence (ASI) is on the horizon and that hundreds of billions of dollars will be needed to realize the vision, according to Reuters. Speaking to global business, technology and financial leaders at a conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Mr. Son said artificial superintelligence will be 10,000 times more intelligent than the human brain and is expected to be born by 2035. He is currently raising funds to prepare for the next "big step". He predicts that the infrastructure for future generative AI...- 5.7k