SoftBank and OpenAI Announce Strategic AI Venture in Japan

In a landmark move, SoftBank Group has partnered with OpenAI to establish a joint venture aimed at revolutionizing artificial intelligence services for Japan's leading businesses. This collaboration introduces Cristal Intelligence, a cutting-edge enterprise AI designed to tailor systems and data integration to meet the unique needs of each company.

With an annual investment of $3 billion from SoftBank Group, the newly formed SB OpenAI Japan will deploy OpenAI's innovative solutions across its subsidiaries, including Arm. This initiative promises to automate and autonomize tasks and workflows, enabling businesses to transform their operations and services, thereby creating unprecedented value.

"Our partnership with SoftBank marks a significant step towards realizing our vision of delivering transformative AI to the world's most influential companies, starting with Japan," stated OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.