SoftBank and OpenAI set up joint company to push artificial intelligence services
- SoftBank Group and OpenAI have established a joint company called SB OpenAI Japan, which is owned 50-50 by both entities.
- Masayoshi Son of SoftBank announced plans to invest $3 billion annually to integrate an AI service named Cristal across its companies.
- Sam Altman stated that the partnership aims to bring transformative AI to influential companies, starting with Japan.
- Cristal will first be implemented in SoftBank's companies, including Arm and PayPay, and will feature deep research capabilities for more complex tasks.
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SoftBank strikes $3B AI joint venture deal with OpenAI in Japan, eyes $25B investment - Tech Startups
SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son is partnering with OpenAI’s Sam Altman to launch a joint venture in Japan. Announced Monday, the initiative, named SB OpenAI Japan, will offer AI services to corporate clients. This follows last week’s reports that SoftBank was […] The post SoftBank strikes $3B AI joint venture deal with OpenAI in Japan, eyes $25B investment first appeared on Tech Startups.
OpenAI and SoftBank announce artificial intelligence joint venture
Japanese technology giant SoftBank Group and OpenAI stepped up their AI partnership Monday, setting up a 50-50 held company called SB OpenAI Japan.SoftBank Chief Masayoshi Son and OpenAI Chief Sam Altman appeared at an event in Tokyo, talking up their collaboration and inviting Japanese companies to join.Son, holding a shiny blue crystal ball as a symbolic prop, said its AI service Cristal could be used by companies for planning, marketing, emai…
OpenAI, SoftBank Team Up to Develop AI for Japan Businesses
OpenAI and SoftBank Group Corp. are joining forces in a joint venture to sell AI services to businesses across Japan, one of the broadest efforts yet to sell the fast-growing startup’s tools to enterprise customers outside of the US.


SoftBank, OpenAI Announce Joint Venture To Offer AI For Companies
Japan's SoftBank Group will form a joint venture with US tech giant OpenAI to offer advanced artificial intelligence to businesses, the two companies announced on Monday. "A memorandum of understanding has just been formally signed between Softbank and OpenAI to establish a 50-50 joint venture," SoftBank chief executive Masayoshi Son said as he outlined the services of a new AI product called Cristal. A joint statement by the firms said Japanese…
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