MASAYOSHI SON
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MASAYOSHI SON
POSITION: CHAIRMAN AND CEO COMPANY: SOFTBANK HEADQUARTERS: TOKYO, JAPAN
Masayoshi founded SoftBank in 1981. He achieved remarkable growth for SoftBank through advancement into the internet, telecoms and then AI. Speaking about a joint venture with OpenAI, Masayoshi said:“ This marks the start of a new era of innovation that will transform how people work and businesses are managed.” He recently told investors that the development of AI will require investment of US $ 5trn a year by 2040 and claimed talk of a bubble around AI is“ absurd”, Reuters reported.
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Masayoshi Son Chairman and CEO
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