SoftBank's Masayoshi Son Predicts Artificial Superintelligence Within A Decade After Testing OpenAI's 'Strawberry' Models

Masayoshi Son, CEO of SoftBank Group (OTC:SFTBF) (OTC:SFTBY), has forecasted the advent of artificial superintelligence within the next ten years. This revelation was shared during the SoftBank World 2024 conference.

What Happened: Son, Japan’s second wealthiest individual, commended OpenAI for its recent technological strides. He specifically mentioned the new GPT-o1 models, codenamed “Strawberry,” which he believes have developed reasoning capabilities, reported the Observer on Friday.

"This technology will evolve to a point where your happiness will be its greatest reward," said Son. He claimed that ASI, which would be 10,000 times more powerful than human intelligence, could be achieved within a decade.

Son envisions a future where AI can perform everyday tasks, such as grocery shopping and investment management, ultimately enhancing human happiness. ...

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