Softbank CEO Predicts AI Will Be 10,000 Times Smarter Than Humans by 2035

Masayoshi Son, the founder and CEO of Softbank, has predicted that artificial intelligence (AI) will surpass human intelligence significantly in the coming years. By 2030, Son believes AI will be one to ten times smarter than humans, and by 2035, it will be 10,000 times smarter. Son made these remarks during Softbank’s annual meeting in Tokyo on June 21. In his emotional address, he outlined the company’s future priorities, emphasizing its commitment to developing “artificial super intelligence” (ASI), which he claims will revolutionize human life. In his speech, Son differentiated between artificial general intelligence (AGI) and ASI. He explained that