SoftBank Group and OpenAI have announced a partnership to develop and market an advanced enterprise AI named "Cristal intelligence." SoftBank plans to invest $3 billion annually to integrate OpenAI's solutions within its companies. A joint venture, "SB OpenAI Japan," will be established to promote OpenAI's technology to major Japanese corporations, with both companies holding equal stakes. SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son anticipates that general artificial intelligence (AGI) will become a reality within a decade, particularly in large enterprise settings, emphasizing the significant financial resources required for such advancements.

PANews reported on February 3rd that according to Jinshi, SoftBank Group announced a partnership with OpenAI to jointly develop and sell advanced enterprise artificial intelligence called "Cristal intelligence". SoftBank will spend $3 billion annually to deploy OpenAI's solutions in its group companies. SoftBank and OpenAI also announced the establishment of a new joint venture called "SB OpenAI Japan", which will specifically promote OpenAI's enterprise technology to large Japanese companies, with each party holding a 50% stake. SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son said he believes that general artificial intelligence (AGI) will become a reality in less than 10 years and believes that "AGI can be realized first in large enterprise businesses", adding that to achieve this goal, "quite a huge amount of money is required", and these funds "are currently only available to large companies."

SoftBank collaborates with OpenAI to develop enterprise AI "Cristal Intelligence"