SoftBank chief Masayoshi Son warns of superintelligence safety risks

Son said countries must cooperate to control superintelligence because it could become dangerous in the wrong hands, according to The Next Web. The publication reports that he spoke in Kyoto beside Michael Kratsios and has invested $64.6 billion in OpenAI, while dismissing claims that AI is in a bubble.

• According to The Next Web, Kratsios launched a declaration involving 17 countries.

Covered by 2 publishers within 8 hours of the first report.

• The Next Web: SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son says superintelligence in the wrong hands could be “super dangerous”

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BL Bloomberg SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son Has Rare Cautionary Note on AI Safety · Mayumi Negishi 5:32 AM

TNW The Next Web SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son says superintelligence in the wrong hands could be “super dangerous” · Ana Maria Constantin 1:18 PM

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