SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son said on Friday that the group's mission was to aid in the progress of humanity by realizing artificial super intelligence, which he said would exceed human capabilities by a factor of 10,000.
“SoftBank Group (TYO:9984) has done many things so far that have been a warm-up for my big dream of making super artificial intelligence a reality,” Son told shareholders at the group's annual general meeting.
Son often hails the transformative power of new technologies and has made his name and fortune betting on the proliferation of the internet and smartphones.
At Friday's meeting, he said the group was putting all its efforts into combining robotics with artificial intelligence for use in all kinds of mass production and logistics, as well as autonomous driving.
