SoftBank, Masayoshi Son and OpenAI
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 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.
Masayoshi Son’s $US500m bet on OpenAI deja vu for Softbank
Softbank’s founder Masayoshi Son took the stage in Tokyo on Thursday after the company invested in OpenAI’s latest funding round.
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 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 investors the fund would be switching back to “offense mode.'
Will AI run your house soon in future? This is what SoftBank’s Son thinks about tech's potential
He moved up his expectation for when artificial general intelligence — the long-term goal for developers from OpenAI to Meta Platforms Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google — would arrive to within the next
SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son envisions AI running households in next few years
SOFTBANK Group founder Masayoshi Son sketched out one of the most aggressive timelines for the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) yet, envisioning a near future where the technology would run entire households.
OpenAI set for $500m investment from Japan's SoftBank – reports
Japan’s SoftBank is said to be planning to invest $500 million in OpenAI’s multi-billion dollar funding round. The investment will… Continue reading OpenAI set for $500m investment from Japan’s SoftBank – reports The post OpenAI set for $500m investment from Japan’s SoftBank – reports appeared first on ReadWrite.
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 ...
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SoftBank CEO Son criticizes Japanese-style focus on small generative AI
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The Cynic’s Guide to OpenAI’s Megaround
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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.
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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 ...
OpenAI's latest funding round could be a bargain or a bust for investors
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