7 hours ago · When Masayoshi Son and Sam Altman first met each other in 2017 at SoftBank’s offices in Tokyo, the younger entrepreneur lacked a project large enough to tempt the tech billionaire to get his ...

6 hours ago · World; Asia; AI; Billionaires Altman and Son bet big on each other. Tech entrepreneur Sam Altman and SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son lead talks over a record deal to make the Japanese investor the ...

4 days ago · On Monday, he and SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son took to a Tokyo stage to outline a 50-50 venture between OpenAI and SoftBank’s telecom arm SoftBank Corp. before a meeting with Japan’s Prime ...

4 days ago · [1/5] SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman attend an event to pitch AI for businesses in Tokyo, Japan February 3, 2025. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab

Jun 21, 2024 · Artificial intelligence that is 10,000 times smarter than humans will be here in 10 years, SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son said on Friday in a rare public appearance. Son laid out his vision for a...

Oct 4, 2023 · TOKYO (AP) — Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son on Wednesday said he believes artificial intelligence will surpass human intelligence within a decade, urging Japanese companies to adopt it or be left behind.

Oct 3, 2024 · SoftBank, the Japanese conglomerate helmed by Masayoshi Son, just invested $500 million into OpenAI's $6.6 billion fundraising round. Human happiness will be A.I.'s "greatest reward," according...

Oct 9, 2023 · Despite getting the feeling he was standing alone out in left field, the CEO doubled down and declared that in the next 20 years, the world would see Artificial Super Intelligence (ASI) – the point at which AI is capable of developing thinking skills on its own.

Oct 29, 2024 · SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son reiterated his belief in the coming of artificial super intelligence (ASI) on Tuesday, saying it would require hundreds of billions of dollars of investment to...

Jun 21, 2024 · SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son told shareholders on Friday that investments the technology group had made in the past were “just a warm-up” for his grand ambition to create an era of artificial...