Masayoshi Son quotes on AI, with sources
Founder, Chairman and CEO, SoftBank Group · 6 quotes · latest May 31, 2026
- AI is entering a new era, and the countries that build the infrastructure for this transformation will shape the future of technology, industry and society...
- ASI will be the culmination of a network of AGI models stimulating each other to rapidly accelerate their evolution.
- I am more energized than ever because I have realized our ultimate mission: the evolution of humanity.
- In less than ten years, AGI will be realized and drive the accelerated evolution of humanity.
- My view is that ASI will be ten thousand times more intelligent than humans and realized in about ten years. The realization of ASI, which will far surpass human wisdom, will mark a turning point in human history.
- One day, ASI-powered smart robots will perform all kinds of physical tasks on our behalf, including manufacturing, transportation, construction, and housework.
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