This file picture taken on July 28, 2016 shows SoftBank Group Representative Masayoshi Son speaking at a press conference to announce the company's financial results in Tokyo.Artificial intelligence is capable of helping solve some of the world's biggest problems and could potentially surpass the intelligence of humankind, according to SoftBank's Masayoshi Son.
The SoftBank founder and CEO called himself a "big believer" in AI, adding that Arm is a "core" beneficiary of the AI revolution. Son said he's been an ardent supporter of microprocessors that enable all types of technological evolution ever since he started SoftBank.