SoftBank chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son told the SoftBank World meeting in Tokyo
that he expects about 100 trillion AI agents and 1 billion humanoid robots by
2040, and that AI will be the largest industry in human history, contributing
roughly 20% of global GDP. He said humanoid robots, operating 24/7, would be
equivalent to roughly 3 billion workers and become central to the workforce. Son
flagged data-center expansion as critical, forecasting AI-related power demand
to double by 2040 and requiring about $5 trillion a year in investment (¥800
trillion). He said the AI revolution should not be limited to Japan and
resources must be concentrated in the U.S. as the core battleground. Yomiuri
reported the remarks.
