SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son, after selling Nvidia stake for OpenAI, now has a ‘request’
SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son has issued a warning regarding the safety risks of rapidly advancing AI systems. He advocates for international cooperation and governance to prevent the misuse of superintelligent technology.
Why it matters
As a major investor in OpenAI, Son's shift toward caution highlights growing concerns among industry leaders about the existential risks of AI.
Japan's richest man and SoftBank Group founder Masayoshi Son, long regarded as one of artificial intelligence’s most vocal champions, has reportedly voiced sharp concern over the safety risks posed by rapidly advancing machines. According to a report by Bloomberg, speaking on the sidelines of the Science and Technology in Society forum in Kyoto, the Japanese billionaire warned that the exponential leap in AI capabilities leaves nations no choice but to foster mutual trust and govern the technology cooperatively.Son shared the stage with White House science and technology policy advisor Michael Kratsios, who unveiled a 17-nation initiative led by the United States aimed at deploying AI to speed up scientific discovery. Delegates from countries including Japan, South Korea, the UK, Germany, Singapore, and the United Arab Emirates appeared alongside Kratsios to endorse the pact.
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