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ASI ten thousand times smarter than humans will be realised in about ten years.

Masayoshi Son, SoftBank Group · made Sep 1, 2024 · target Sep 2034 · Open

My view is that ASI will be ten thousand times more intelligent than humans and realized in about ten years. The realization of ASI, which will far surpass human wisdom, will mark a turning point in human history.
Masayoshi Son, Message from Chairman & CEO (SoftBank Group website)

The prediction

Who
Masayoshi Son, Founder, Chairman and CEO, SoftBank Group
Made
Sep 1, 2024
Target
Sep 1, 2034 (stated as "in about ten years")
Status
Openin 8 years
Source
Message from Chairman & CEO (SoftBank Group website) Primary: their own words · original recording
Topics
AGI

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