After Nvidia exit, SoftBank CEO says AI investment bubble fears are 'foolish'
SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son dismissed concerns regarding an AI investment bubble, labeling such fears as foolish. The company has shifted its focus toward AI infrastructure, including data centers and chip production, following the sale of its Nvidia stake.
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SoftBank's massive capital allocation toward AI signals a long-term belief in the technology's transformative potential, despite market volatility and skepticism from some investors.
Japanese giant Softbank Group CEO Masayoshi Son has rejected concerns about a bubble in artificial intelligence investment, calling such doubts as ‘a foolish question’. Son sold the entire stake of Softbank in Nvidia for $5.83 billion. The sale came as SoftBank founder and CEO Masayoshi Son gears up for a new wave of investments in artificial intelligence (AI). After the Nvidia stake sale, the Tokyo-based company continues to hold stakes in other leading AI players, including OpenAI and Oracle Corp. Now, Son said that AI will transform the lives completely.According to a report by Fortune, speaking at the company’s annual event in Tokyo, Son said, “AI will transform our lives completely, and do so in a way that generates profits.” Son also argued that questioning AI’s values is similar to questioning the use of cars or planes. “Those who refuse to evolve are closing down their world.
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