SoftBank CEO warns of AI risks despite $65B OpenAI investment

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SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son warned that rapidly advancing artificial intelligence could pose serious safety risks, despite his firm's aggressive $65 billion investment in OpenAI. Speaking Sunday, Son cautioned that superintelligent AI could become dangerous if controlled by wrong actors, urging greater international cooperation to manage these risks. He acknowledged tighter oversight might raise costs or slow AI deployment, potentially impacting investment profitability. SoftBank views AI as transformative, aiming to control robots and generate about 20% of global GDP by 2040, though Son's safety concerns highlight a tension between ambition and caution.


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