SoftBank Chairman Masayoshi Son predicted that inside 10 years, artificial intelligence (AI), which is 10,000 times smarter than humans, will emerge and completely change human lifestyles. A more essential statement was that he stated that it was his and the corporate’s mission to develop such artificial general intelligence (AGI).
CNBC and Bloomberg reported on the twenty first (local time) that Chairman Masayoshi Son introduced the vision and role of AGI on the SoftBank shareholders’ meeting.
Based on this, Chairman Son predicted that super artificial intelligence (ASI), which stands for AGI, will emerge inside 10 years. Prior to this, it was announced that AGI that is comparable to or 10 times smarter than humans can be released inside 3 to five years.
He also emphasized, “Unless AI is way smarter than humans, it cannot change the structure of the human lifestyle.” “But ASI is a very different story. It would bring tremendous improvements (to the life-style).”
Talking concerning the emergence of AGI inside 10 years is an everyday a part of Chairman Son’s repertoire. In October of last yr, he also made a harsh statement saying, “Individuals who refuse to make use of AI will find yourself like goldfish trapped in a fishbowl.”
It was reported that he appeared more emotional than usual that day.
Chairman Son, 66, said he used to shed tears when he considered his late friend Steve Jobs and realized that his legacy was insignificant in comparison with his.
Nevertheless, after desirous about his next move for the past yr, he said he woke up one morning and had an epiphany. “I got the reply. “That is what I used to be born to do,” he said. “We’ve done a variety of work, but all of that has been preparation for making ASI a reality.”
He said he has now discovered SoftBank’s mission: ‘the evolution of humanity.’ He also said that the aim of his life lies here. He also said that stock prices and dividend payments are trivial matters, and asked, “Are those things really essential? I even have a dream. “Please support me,” he said.
Chairman Son emphasized, “It could sound strange, however the purpose for which SoftBank was founded and the aim for which I used to be born was to understand ASI,” adding, “I say this very seriously.”
On at the present time, SoftBank’s stock price fell 3.1%, the most important drop in three months.
Meanwhile, Softbank reaped enormous profits from the listing of ARM this yr, and plans to take a position $100 billion (roughly KRW 140 trillion) into manufacturing AI-related chips through a project called ‘Izanagi’.
As well as, Chairman Son could be very near OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, and is understood to have discussed establishing an AI device startup.
Reporter Lim Da-jun ydj@aitimes.com
