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SoftBank’s billionaire CEO says he was put on Earth to create artificial superintelligence that’s 10,000 times smarter than a human—’I am super serious about it’
"For what purpose was Masa Son born? It may sound strange, but I think I was born to realize ASI," SoftBank's CEO said.
The eccentric Japanese investor—who began his career by starting a video game company that he later sold to electronics giant Kyocera—has made a name for himself investing billions in trendy startups that have the potential to change the world. The multinational holding company’s flagship Vision Fund posted a then-record$27 billion loss in its fiscal year 2021, which ended on March 31, 2022, as many of its high-growth and tech stocks were hammered by the threat of rising interest rates, leading Masayoshi Son to go into what he called “defense” mode. So far, that old-made-new tactic has worked: SoftBank’s flagship fund managed to rake in $4.6 billion after the success of some of its more high-profile investments, including the U.K. chip designer Arm, TikTok owner ByteDance, and the food-delivery company DoorDash, in its fiscal year 2023, which ended on March 31, 2024.
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