Dec 17, 2024 · BANGKOK (AP) — Japanese tycoon Masayoshi Son and President-elect Donald Trump have announced plans for technology and telecoms giant SoftBank Group to invest $100 billion in projects in the United States over the coming four years.

Masayoshi Son (Japanese: ... Son was included in Time 100 AI list in 2024. [24] Early life and education. Masayoshi Son was born as the second of four sons in Tosu (鳥栖市, Tosu-shi), a city in the eastern part of Saga Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. [2] [25] [26] [27]

Dec 3, 2024 · SoftBank's billionaire CEO Masayoshi Son has been persistent in seeking a larger stake in the startup after investing in the last funding round, according to CNBC, which first reported the news.

Sep 5, 2024 · Find out why Masayoshi Son made TIME’s list of the most influential people in artificial intelligence.

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.

OpenAI’s Sam Altman and SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son Are AI’s New Power Couple. Japanese conglomerate is in talks to spend up to $43 billion to boost the ChatGPT developer. By .

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 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...

5 days ago · Son is looking to raise $100 billion to fund an AI chip initiative codenamed Izanagi, named after the Japanese god of creation. Son spent more than $100 million on a 9-acre estate in Silicon...

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...