SoftBank's Son says AI will need $5 trillion per year by 2040, dismisses bubble talk
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SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son predicts that artificial intelligence will require $5 trillion in annual investment by 2040 and dismisses concerns about an AI bubble.
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Masayoshi Son, CEO of SoftBank (top OpenAI investor), says there will be 100 trillion self-replicating and self-evolving AIs: "The age in which humans are the highest life form is ending." ... "They will surpass us." ... "Whether that is good or bad is another matter."
Masayoshi Son, CEO of SoftBank, predicts that there will be 100 trillion self-replicating and self-evolving AIs in the future, stating that humans will no longer be the highest life form.
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