Son Masayoshi, the founder of SoftBank, plans to invest $10 billion globally in the AI and chip sectors.As reported by The Information, SoftBank is currently in talks with banks to invest $10 billion in AI energy projects and intends to acquire a large number of NVIDIA GPUs. Son Masayoshi positions SoftBank as a leader in the global AI race, focusing on the construction of critical infrastructure.
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With the increase in the scale and complexity of AI models, electricity consumption is also growing. Son Masayoshi believes that electricity will become one of the major bottlenecks for AI development and sees it as a business opportunity. He is paying attention to breakthroughs in solar energy, nuclear energy, and fusion technology.
Simultaneously with the energy plan, SoftBank is exploring innovative financial structures to ensure access to NVIDIA GPUs. One potential plan is to establish a special company to purchase AI chips through bank loans, then lease the hardware back to SoftBank to avoid the issue of counting a large amount of debt on the balance sheet.
Key Points:
⭐️ SoftBank plans to invest $10 billion in AI and chip sectors
⭐️ Son Masayoshi positions SoftBank as a leader in the global AI competition, focusing on AI energy issues
⭐️ Exploring innovative financial structures to ensure access to NVIDIA GPUs