SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son: AI Will Drive ‘Evolution of Humanity'

Speaking during SoftBank's annual general meeting of shareholders, Son dubbed this degree of AI "artificial super intelligence (ASI)," CNBC reported Friday. It was reported in May that SoftBank is planning to invest nearly $9 billion in AI, a figure that has more than doubled in the 12 months since Son said the company was ready to go on the "counteroffensive" after keeping its balance sheet at a very safe level. Various ASI models interacting with each other will enable them to achieve that milestone of be ...