Masayoshi Son

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…