{"id":224226,"date":"2025-06-29T14:46:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-29T14:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/224226\/"},"modified":"2025-06-29T14:46:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-29T14:46:11","slug":"masayoshi-son-not-nvidia-microsoft-or-apple-softbank-founder-masayoshi-son-predicts-this-ai-company-will-be-worlds-most-valuable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/224226\/","title":{"rendered":"Masayoshi Son : Not Nvidia, Microsoft, or Apple: SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son predicts this AI company will be world&#8217;s most valuable |"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SoftBank-CEO-and-Founder-Masayoshi-Son.jpg\" alt=\"Not Nvidia, Microsoft, or Apple: SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son predicts this AI company will be world's most valuable\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/> SoftBank is \u2018all in\u2019 on ChatGPT-maker OpenAI. CEO and Founder Masayoshi Son said the company is betting heavily on the artificial intelligence (AI) company, with planned investments worth 4.8 trillion Japanese yen (around $33.2 billion). Son said he believes OpenAI, currently unlisted and not profitable, will eventually become \u201cthe most valuable company in the world.\u201d Speaking at a shareholder meeting, Son said SoftBank\u2019s long-term goal is to play a leading role in the era of artificial superintelligence (ASI)\u2014a concept he described as AI that is 10,000 times smarter than humans. The Japanese tech conglomerate has been expanding its partnership with <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/openai\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OpenAI<\/a> this year, including joining the $500 billion Stargate project.<\/p>\n<p>When Sam Altman asked Softbank for $10 billion investment<\/p>\n<p>During the meeting, the Softbank CEO also revealed that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman had once asked SoftBank for a $10 billion investment before Microsoft signed its now well-known partnership with the AI firm. \u201cI said, yes, I would,\u201d Son told shareholders. But Altman eventually went with Microsoft.The software giant recently lost its exclusive cloud provider status with OpenAI and hasn\u2019t approved a reported restructuring plan to make OpenAI a traditional for-profit company.<\/p>\n<p>Investment will continue, with or without Microsoft: Softbank CEO<\/p>\n<p>Despite the changing relationship between Microsoft and OpenAI, Son said SoftBank\u2019s commitment remains firm. The company earlier stated it might reduce its stake if OpenAI doesn\u2019t restructure by December 31, but Son clarified on Friday that their support will continue \u201cregardless of what happens with Microsoft.\u201dSon said OpenAI is key to SoftBank\u2019s vision of building the world\u2019s largest ASI platform. He reportedly aims for the company to become the \u201corganizer of the industry in the artificial superintelligence era\u201d within the next decade.SoftBank owns Arm, the UK-based chip company, and recently acquired U.S.-based chip designer Ampere for $6.5 billion. It is also reportedly exploring the creation of a $1 trillion AI-focused industrial complex in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>How to detect hidden cameras in a hotel room, just with your smartphone<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SoftBank is \u2018all in\u2019 on ChatGPT-maker OpenAI. 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