SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son said global AI infrastructure will require $5
trillion a year by 2040 to support expanded data centers, power supply and
humanoid-robot deployment, shifting current human-centered work models toward a
new model. He added that as AI advances toward artificial superintelligence
(ASI), the revenues generated will justify the large expenditures. "AI will
fundamentally change our lives — and that change will be profitable," Son said.
