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 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.
SoftBank’s Masa Son Nears His Next Big Bet: OpenAI
The Japanese tech billionaire is poised to back the start-up, as part of his pledge to go on offense when it comes to investing in artificial intelligence.
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
SoftBank’s Son Sees AI Running Households in a Few Years
SoftBank Group Corp. founder 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.
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SoftBank trials HAPS aircraft for stratospheric communications
SoftBank said that the aircraft trial conducted by AeroVironment and the US Department of Defense (“DoD”) in New Mexico, the ...
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Softbank says Credit Suisse to blame for fund’s $440 million Greensill loss
Softbank Group, facing a $440 million lawsuit from Credit Suisse, said the bank was to blame for some of the investor losses ...
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 ...
SoftBank's Masayoshi Son Predicts Artificial Superintelligence Within A Decade After Testing OpenAI's 'Strawberry' Models
Masayoshi Son, CEO of SoftBank, has forecasted the advent of artificial superintelligence within the next ten years. This ...
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 ...
Need to differentiate between SoftBank's AI strategy and the Vision Fund's investment in OpenAI: Analyst
Kirk Boodry of Astris Advisory says SoftBank's strategy around generative AI, which targets downstream companies, needs to be ...