SoftBank, Masayoshi Son
SoftBank just handed OpenAI $500 million. For Masayoshi Son, it's just the beginning.
With a bet on OpenAI, Masayoshi Son adds another piece to the puzzle as he looks to bring several investments together to unlock AI advancements.
SoftBank’s Son Says Artificial General Intelligence to Be Achieved in a Few Years
SoftBank Group Chief Executive Masayoshi Son said he believed artificial general intelligence, in which computers have human-level cognitive abilities, would be achieved in two to three years.
SoftBank’s Son Envisions AI Running Households in Next Few Years
Masayoshi Son sketched out one of the most aggressive timelines for the adoption of artificial intelligence yet, envisioning a near future where the technology would run entire households.AI will soon be able to monitor the health of family members,
SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son Says A.I. Will Soon Be 10,000 Times Smarter Than Humans
Son didn’t directly address his investment while speaking today (Oct. 3) at the SoftBank World 2024 conference. But he praised OpenAI and the capabilities of the company’s recently released GPT-o1 A.I.
AI to Have Human-Level Abilities in a Few Years, SoftBank CEO Son Says
Masayoshi Son reiterated his bullish forecasts for artificial intelligence in a speech that stressed advances made by OpenAI.
SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son has been planning his comeback
A new Financial Times profile of Masayoshi Son opens with SoftBank's CEO seeming to hit bottom, staring at his “ugly” face on Zoom and telling himself, “I
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Softbank says Credit Suisse to blame for fund’s $440 million Greensill loss
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SoftBank to invest $500 mln in OpenAI, The Information reports
Japanese telecom company SoftBank's Vision Fund will invest $500 million in OpenAI's latest funding round, The Information ...
OpenAI closes funding at $157 billion valuation as Microsoft, Nvidia, SoftBank join round
OpenAI’s rapid ascent, which began with the launch of ChatGPT in late 2022, has been the biggest story in the tech industry ...
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SoftBank To Invest $500M In OpenAI — Report
The investment would be SoftBank’s first in OpenAI and comes more than a year after SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son told ...
ARM Stock: SoftBank's AI Goals Vs. Bearish Market Trends
ARM stock has seen impressive growth. Technical indicators hint that, with SoftBank's AI-chip dreams, it could be a buying opportunity.
SoftBank's Son faults 'Japanese-style' focus on small generative AI
SoftBank Group Corp. CEO Masayoshi Son on Thursday underscored the importance of pursuing high-spec and large-scale ...