SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son told shareholders on Friday that investments the technology group had made in the past were “just a warm-up” for his grand ambition to create an era of artificial intelligence.
An energised Son told SoftBank shareholders at the group’s annual meeting that his mission was to bring about so-called artificial superintelligence, technology that he says could be significantly smarter than humans.
“This is what I was born to do, to realise ASI,” said Son, without providing more details of his plan. He outlined opportunities in AI robotics, data centres and autonomous driving, while explaining that SoftBank would need partners to support his vision.