SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son envisions the future of artificial intelligence, predicting that in the near future, AI butlers will be born.

SoftBank Group's founder Masayoshi Son has outlined an extremely radical timetable for the popularization of artificial intelligence (ai), envisioning the birth of an ai steward in the near future. Son said on Thursday at an annual forum for enterprise clients that ai will soon be able to monitor the health of family members, contact doctors when necessary, perform shopping and appointments, evaluate the best investment options, and tutor infants. He has brought forward the realization time of general ai to the next two to three years, with the widespread use of general ai also being a long-term goal of companies such as OpenAI, Meta, and Google. Son spoke in Tokyo on October 3rd, Son leads.

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SoftBank's Son Envisions AI Running Households in Next Few Years

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SoftBank Group CEO Says Artificial General Intelligence to Be Achieved in Two to Three Years

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OpenAI has raised 6.6 billion dollars.

OpenAI has reportedly secured $6.6 billion (approximately 960 billion yen) in its latest funding round. The company's valuation is estimated at $157 billion. It is reported that the company's efforts to build world-class technology in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) will be further strengthened.

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Cathie Wood's ARK Invest Funded OpenAI's Founding Round, Adding $250M

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Against the backdrop of escalating tensions in the Middle East, there is a growing movement towards risk avoidance.

The Nikkei average sharply declined, closing at 37,808.76 yen, down 843.21 yen (volume estimated at 2.05 billion shares). The movement of risk aversion intensified due to the heightened geopolitical risk surrounding the Middle East situation. Starting with a significant decline, it cut levels to 37,892.27 yen in the mid-morning session. Concerns about global inflation reigniting due to the prolonged deterioration of the Middle East situation were also being monitored, leading to factors such as futures selling by short-term speculators such as hedge funds pushing the market down. Psychology.

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