The head of Japanese tech giant SoftBank Group says AI agents that can do tasks autonomously are likely to be in wide use within 15 years. Son Masayoshi set out his vision as he said his company will boost investment in AI infrastructure.
Son told attendees at a corporate conference in Tokyo on Tuesday that 100 trillion AI agents will be created by 2040. He said, "For the first time, humanoid robots will take the main role in physical labor, replacing humans."
Son estimated that 5 trillion dollars of global annual investment in AI infrastructure will be needed by 2040, including data centers, electricity and semiconductors.
He predicted that AI would account for 20 percent of global GDP by then. Son added that SoftBank Group must not just do business in Japan, but also overseas, especially in the United States.