Japan’s second-richest man ‘raced’ to raise billions to fund his commitment to Sam Altman’s OpenAI, and the very ‘promise’ may be hurting him now
SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son has made an “all in” bet on OpenAI, ramping up investment in artificial intelligence. Just months ago, SoftBank Group, owned by Japan’s second-richest man Masayoshi Son, reportedly raced to finalise a $22.5 billion funding commitment to Sam Altman’s OpenAI by year-end. According to a report in Reuters, the company used a…