SoftBank's Son lays out ambitious mission on 'artificial super intelligence'

Conglomerate's shares drop 3.8% at one point after the meeting

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SoftBank Group’s shares fell 3.8%, trading at 9,826 yen at one point after the meeting. (Photo by Yuji Murakami)

LISA KIM, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- SoftBank Group founder Masayoshi Son on Friday doubled down on the conglomerate's aim to become an artificial intelligence powerhouse, setting a new mission committed to the next phase of AI.

He said that after struggling to find his mission for the past year, he now had clarity: "Evolution of humanity: ASI realization," referring to artificial super intelligence. "ASI is 10,000 times smarter than any genius," he said at the 44th annual general meeting in Tokyo.

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