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SoftBank's Masayoshi Son forecasts $5 trillion annual AI investment by 2040

SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son has stated that the global AI infrastructure will require an annual investment of $5 trillion by 2040. This significant capital will be necessary to support the expansion of data centers, power supplies, and humanoid robots, ultimately transforming work models. Son believes that as AI evolves into Artificial Superintelligence (ASI), the resulting revenue will justify these substantial expenditures, asserting that AI's transformative impact will also be profitable. AI

IMPACT This forecast highlights the massive capital required for AI development, potentially influencing investment strategies and infrastructure planning across the tech industry.

RANK_REASON Masayoshi Son's forecast of future AI investment needs is an opinion/commentary, not a direct announcement of a new product, research, or funding round by SoftBank.

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SoftBank's Masayoshi Son forecasts $5 trillion annual AI investment by 2040

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  1. 36氪 (36Kr) TIER_1 中文(ZH) ·

    SoftBank's Masayoshi Son: AI boom will require $5 trillion investment annually

    软银集团创始人孙正义表示,到2040年,全球人工智能基础设施将需要每年5万亿美元的投资,以支持数据中心、电力供应和人形机器人的扩张,从而推动“以人类为中心”的工作模式向新模式的转变。他指出,随着人工智能发展为“人工超级智能”(ASI),由此产生的收入将证明这些巨额支出的合理性。“人工智能将彻底改变我们的生活——而且这种改变将带来利润,”孙正义说道。(新浪财经)

  2. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · The Associated Press, Mayuko Ono ·

    ‘Those who condemn AI are themselves spitting upward’: SoftBank’s CEO estimates $5 trillion needed annually to meet AI demand

    Masayoshi Son founded SoftBank more than four decades ago and was an early supporter of AI, investing tens of billions of dollars to related companies.

  3. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Reuters: SoftBank’s Son says AI will need $5 trillion per year by 2040, dismisses bubble talk. “The development of AI will require investment of $5 trillion eac

    Reuters: SoftBank’s Son says AI will need $5 trillion per year by 2040, dismisses bubble talk. “The development of AI will require investment of $5 trillion each year by 2040, and any talk ‌of a bubble forming around the technology is “absurd”, SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son sa…