5 days ago · OpenAI and the SoftBank Group today announced a partnership to develop and market Advanced Enterprise AI called “Cristal intelligence.” Cristal intelligence will securely integrate the systems and data of individual enterprises in a way that is customized specifically for each company. SoftBank Group Corp. will spend $3 billion US annually to deploy OpenAI’s solutions across its group ...

5 days ago · SB OpenAI Japan, which will be 50:50 owned by OpenAI and a company established by SoftBank Group Corp. and SoftBank Corp., will be consolidated to SoftBank Corp. The JV will serve as a springboard for introducing AI agents tailored to the unique needs of Japanese enterprises while setting a model for global adoption.

1 day ago · SoftBank Group and OpenAI are teaming up to develop and sell an "advanced enterprise AI" dubbed Cristal intelligence, which will also be used by SoftBank across its companies. Cristal intelligence will enable businesses to integrate their systems and data in a way that is customized to the company and create AI agents. SoftBank is set to spend ...

4 days ago · FILE - Masayoshi Son, SoftBank Group CEO, from left, Larry Ellison, chairman of Oracle Corporation and chief technology officer, and Sam Altman, OpenAI CEO listen to President Donald Trump in the ...

4 days ago · TOKYO (AP) — Japanese technology giant SoftBank Group and OpenAI stepped up their AI partnership Monday, setting up a 50-50 held company called SB OpenAI Japan.. SoftBank Chief Masayoshi Son and OpenAI Chief Sam Altman appeared at an event in Tokyo, talking up their collaboration and inviting Japanese companies to join.. Son, holding a shiny blue crystal ball as a symbolic prop, said its AI ...

5 days ago · OpenAIおよびソフトバンクグループは本日、個々の企業の全てのシステム、データを安全に統合し、当該企業専用にカスタマイズされた企業用最先端AI「クリスタル・インテリジェンス（Cristal intelligence）」の開発・販売に関するパートナーシップを発表しました。ソフトバンクグループ株式会社 ...

4 days ago · OpenAI has formed a joint venture with SoftBank Group to expand artificial intelligence services for businesses globally, starting with those in Japan.

4 days ago · SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son on Monday said he has agreed with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to set up a joint venture in Japan to offer artificial intelligence services to corporate customers.

Jan 30, 2025 · OpenAI, the San Francisco artificial intelligence company that has been on a yearslong money-raising frenzy, is in talks with the Japanese conglomerate SoftBank for an investment up to $25 billion ...

3 days ago · SoftBank Group plans to invest $3 billion each year to implement OpenAI's solutions across its group companies. The two companies will develop an advanced enterprise AI called 'Cristal Intelligence' for large firms, with the Japanese tech giant spearheading its deployment as the first customer to implement the technology at scale.