SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son Dismisses AI Bubble Concerns as 'Blasphemy' After $64 Billion OpenAI Investment
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Victor Tangermann
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SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son, who has invested $64 billion in OpenAI, dismisses concerns about an AI bubble, calling such talk "blasphemy against AI." The article covers SoftBank's massive AI investments, including participation in the $500 billion Stargate infrastructure project announced by President Trump in early 2025, and Son's defense of soaring AI valuations during an annual general meeting.
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· 3 pulledIt was blasphemy against AI if you say it's a bubble.
For years, Japanese investment group SoftBank has been all-in on the AI gold rush.
At first, investors were throwing themselves at any opportunity to hop on the gravy train with the hope of cashing in big.
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