SoftBank CEO Vows Aggressive AI Push—Calls Past Investments Mere ‘Warm Up'

Topline SoftBank founder and CEO Masayoshi Son on Friday told shareholders he and the company are on a mission to usher in an age of artificial superintelligence, dismissing the firm's past investments as a mere "warm up" and hinting the firm is ready to go on the offensive with ambitious bets and capitalize on the AI boom. SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son wants to bring about superintelligent AI that is 10,000 times ... [+] smarter than humans. Getty Images Key Facts Son outlined his ambitious goal to brin ...