{"id":18624,"date":"2025-12-01T21:12:37","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T21:12:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/2025\/12\/01\/softbank-ceo-crying-over-nvidia-sale-while-pursuing-big-a-i-deals\/"},"modified":"2025-12-01T21:12:38","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T21:12:38","slug":"softbank-ceo-crying-over-nvidia-sale-while-pursuing-big-a-i-deals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/2025\/12\/01\/softbank-ceo-crying-over-nvidia-sale-while-pursuing-big-a-i-deals\/","title":{"rendered":"SoftBank CEO \u2018Crying\u2019 Over Nvidia Sale While Pursuing Big A.I. Deals"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Masayoshi Son says selling Nvidia shares was a painful move made only to fuel SoftBank\u2019s escalating A.I. ambitions. KAZUHIRO NOGI\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Last month, SoftBank<\/a> sold $5.8 billion worth of Nvidia<\/a> shares, and CEO Masayoshi Son<\/a> now says he\u2019s \u201ccrying<\/a>\u201d over the decision. \u201cI don\u2019t want to sell a single share,\u201d he said at the FII Priority Asia forum in Tokyo today (Dec. 1). Son explained that the sale was meant to fund SoftBank\u2019s investment in OpenAI<\/a> and other A.I. bets\u2014not because he believes Nvidia\u2019s stock has entered bubble territory.<\/p>\n

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Son is currently Japan\u2019s second wealthiest person, with an estimated net worth of $52.8 billion<\/a>. His fortune stems from founding and running SoftBank, which has increasingly shifted its focus toward A.I. initiatives and startups in recent years. Today, SoftBank\u2019s Vision Funds hold stakes in more than 400 A.I.-related companies. Major deals this year include backing U.S.-based data centers through Project Stargate<\/a>, promising to funnel more than $30 billion into OpenAI by the end of the year, and acquiring Ampere, a semiconductor design company, for $6.5 billion last month.<\/p>\n

Son\u2019s optimism places him at odds with a growing group of investors worried that today\u2019s sky-high valuations for A.I. companies aren\u2019t sustainable<\/a>. Nvidia shares have fluctuated in recent weeks amid concerns about a potential A.I. bubble. \u201cPeople that talk about such a stupid question are not smart enough, period,\u201d said Son in response to such concerns.<\/p>\n

The billionaire argued that A.I.\u2019s rapid growth will quickly justify the massive inflows of capital. If the technology eventually captures 10 percent of global GDP, he said, it could generate tens of trillions of dollars in just a few months. With that in mind, Son asked, \u201cWhere is the bubble?\u201d<\/p>\n

known for his bold projections, Son predicted that A.I. could become 10,000 to 100,000 times smarter than humans in the coming decades. \u201cNothing is actually stopping the process to make AGI and ASI happen,\u201d said Son, referring to artificial general intelligence and artificial superintelligence. \u201cThe funding is coming, chips are coming, models are evolving\u2014whole world is waiting.\u201d<\/p>\n

But Son was less bullish when discussing Japan\u2019s own A.I. strategy,<\/a> which he has criticized as lagging behind global rivals. \u201cThe biggest opportunity is still in the United States,\u201d he said, warning that Japan is moving too conservatively and too slowly when it comes to embracing generative A.I. \u201cWake up, Japan.\u201d<\/p>\n

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