Masayoshi Son

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...

SoftBank Group founder Masayoshi Son told shareholders at his annual meeting today that he plans to usher in an era of "super artificial intelligence," according to Bloomberg. Son outlined his ambition to create artificial intelligence that is "thousands of times smarter than humans." He said Arm's chips will support an ecosystem of robots and powerful data centers that can work together to treat cancer, clean homes, and play with children. Son got emotional several times at today's meeting and said he wanted to "change the world" before he leaves the world forever. He talked about his old friend Steve Jobs, "…

SoftBank Group founder Masayoshi Son plans to raise $100 billion (about 721 billion yuan) to set up an AI chip company, according to Bloomberg. Son hopes the company will complement ARM HOLDINGS PLC. Son named the AI chip company project "Izanagi" and he will directly lead the project. Izanagi is the god of creation and life in Japanese mythology. People familiar with the matter revealed that Son used this name in part because it contains the initials of general artificial intelligence (AGI). Project funding…