SoftBank's Masayoshi Son Predicts 100 Trillion Self-Replicating AIs That Will Surpass Humans
Puzzleheaded-King584 · reddit · 2026-09-12
SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son, a top OpenAI investor, predicts 100 trillion self-replicating, self-evolving AIs, saying "the age in which humans are the highest life form is ending" and "they will surpass us. Whether that is good or bad is another matter."
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