SoftBankFounder abandons succession plan to chase artificial superintelligenceSoftBank Group Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son told its annual meeting on Wednesday that he wanted another "10 or 15 years" to pursue artificial superintelligence, or ASI. (Photo by Marie Yoshimura) TSUBASA SURUGAJune 24, 2026 13:50 JSTTOKYO -- SoftBank Group founder Masayoshi Son said he would keep working into his 70s to pursue his AI ambitions, as he dismissed opinions that the sector had entered bubble territory as "blasphemy."