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Masayoshi Son on AI

2 quotes from Masayoshi Son on the wall, 2024 to 2026, newest first. Each one is verbatim and links to where it was said. Sources include The Japan Times, garymarcus.substack.com. Topics: safety, hype. Open on the wall.

1. 2026

2. Superintelligence in the wrong hands can become super dangerous

   News5 October 2026The Japan Times#safety

   Masayoshi Son, SoftBank Group chief and major OpenAI investor, warning about AI risks at a forum in Kyoto, October 2026.

   SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son has rare cautionary note on AI safety

3. 2024

4. 10,000 times smarter than humans

   News30 October 2024garymarcus.substack.com#hype

   Masayoshi Son speaking at the Future Investment Initiative in Riyadh, October 2024, forecasting artificial super intelligence by 2035.

   An epidemic of weirdly precise AI butt facts