AI is designing OpenAI's next model in a sign of 'superintelligence': SoftBank's Masayoshi Son to CNBC

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• In this article 94345.T-JP ARM Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman attend an event to pitch AI for businesses in Tokyo, Japan Feb.
• 3, 2025. Kim Kyung-Hoon | Reuters OpenAI's next model is being designed by another model in a sign that AI is reaching "superintelligence," SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son told CNBC.
• The billionaire's comments come amid a warning from Anthropic that artificial intelligence development may need to be slowed down to deal with the implications of the rapid pace of improvement.
• Son runs SoftBank, one of the world's biggest tech investors and one of the largest OpenAI shareholders.
• In an interview with CNBC on Monday, Son said he had spoken to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and engineers at the firm, who told him that an AI "model is designing" a future model.