Softbank Corp.: the Japanese version of GPT has been successfully developed, and the corresponding generative AI products are expected to be launched after 2024.
CTOnews.com August 4 news, Softbank Corp. is currently working on the research and development of AI-related technology. CTOnews.com reported earlier that CEO son had previously declared that "if you can't embrace AI, you will lose the future." and said Softbank Corp. is working on designing a Japanese version of ChatGPT.
According to the official press release of Softbank Corp. Group, Softbank Corp. Group's "Japanese version of ChatGPT" has been developed smoothly, and the software and hardware companies are currently undergoing AI training, and are expected to launch their own "Japanese version of ChatGPT" AI products next year.
Runichi Miyagawa, CEO of Softbank Corp. Group's telecommunications department, claimed that in order to achieve "this grand goal", Softbank Corp. will set up a wholly-owned subsidiary SB Intuitions, which will focus on training generative AI. In addition, Softbank Corp. also plans to cooperate with Microsoft to speed up the process of technology landing and provide Japanese enterprises with a series of credible generative AI services.
▲ Tuyuan Softbank Corp. Group according to a previous Reuters report, Softbank Corp. currently has a team of about 1000 people in the development process of the "Japanese version of ChatGPT". Before that, son said that he was chatting with ChatGPT every day and had talked with ChatGPT CEO Sam Altman. Altman visited Tokyo many times in high profile this year. He hopes to take advantage of people's interest in generative AI. Make this emerging technology have more impact on a global scale.
At the general meeting of shareholders on June 21, SoftBank presented a slide called "the Speed of Evolution (Evolution Speed)", showing a chart of human evolution. From the birth of mankind to the agricultural revolution, the curve was completely smooth, and the curve did not rise slightly until the transition from the industrial revolution to the information revolution. He also said that in the next few years, due to the development of artificial intelligence, the curve will rise sharply and the slope will be close to the vertical line.
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