Masayoshi Son, the founder of SoftBank, sees India becoming a top player in AI and semiconductor design on a global scale. In his discussions with industry leaders and senior executives, he emphasized that India has the potential to be the global leader in chip production.

New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) As India makes strides in artificial intelligence (AI), SoftBank’s Founder and CEO Masayoshi Son has said that the country can become the AI chip capital of the world.

Japan's SoftBank Group founder Masayoshi Son, currently visiting India, reportedly met InMobi Founder and CEO Naveen Tewari on Wednesday to discuss potential collaborations in consumer tech and AI, according to sources.

Masayoshi Son, the billionaire founder of Japan's SoftBank Group Corp , will meet Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, a source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.

Japan's SoftBank Group Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son sees India's potential to emerge as a big player in chip design due to geopolitical reasons and asked founders of his portfolio companies in the country to work on artificial intelligence with 10 years perspective, according to sources.

SoftBank’s CEO Masayoshi Son urged the founders of his portfolio startups in India to “work” on AI with a 10-year perspective.

The meeting convened a powerhouse of India’s startup ecosystem, including Ritesh Agarwal (OYO), Vijay Shekhar Sharma (Paytm), Naveen Tewari (InMobi), and Flipkart CEO Kalyan Krishnamurthy.

SoftBank is eyeing more bets in AI in India and also after having reaped huge gains with the public listings of the companies it backs like that of Swiggy

The billionaire founder of Japan's SoftBank Group on Tuesday, November 26, met Mukesh Ambani, the richest person of India and chairman of oil-to-telecom conglomerate Reliance Industries Limited (RIL),