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SoftBank CEO Predicts Artificial Superintelligence 10,000x Smarter Than Humans by 2035, $900 Trillion Capex Needed

Oct 29, 2024, 05:53 PM

SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son has predicted the arrival of artificial superintelligence by 2035, claiming it will be 10,000 times smarter than the human brain. Son emphasized the need for substantial investments, estimating that generative AI will require $900 trillion in cumulative capital expenditure for data centers and chips. He also highlighted the necessity of 400GW of AI data centers and 200 million chips. Son mentioned he is saving tens of billions of dollars to make this vision a reality. He compared this AI revolution to the leap from fire to the atomic bomb, underscoring its radical potential impact on technology and society.