SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son Dismisses AI Investment Bubble Concerns, Projects $5 Trillion Annual Global Need

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Published: 2026-07-14
Category: technology
Source: Courthouse News Service (via Associated Press)

Masayoshi Son, CEO of SoftBank Group, has dismissed concerns about a bubble in artificial intelligence investments as 'absurd,' stating that AI will completely transform lives and generate significant profits. He estimates that nearly $5 trillion in annual global investments will be required to expand data centers, increase chip production, and develop energy systems and other infrastructure necessary for AI.

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