This week, SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son made a bold prediction: artificial superintelligence will usher in America’s "golden age." To make that vision a reality, he announced a staggering half-trillion-dollar partnership with Oracle’s Larry Ellison, MGX, and OpenAI’s Sam Altman. Dubbed Project Stargate, this collaboration aims to supercharge AI infrastructure over the next four years, with promises of breakthroughs like personalized medicine and AI-assisted vaccine development. Larry Ellison, for one, is optimistic, claiming AI will help ensure that society "never runs into a problem like COVID-19 again." Not everyone is convinced. A Deal Under Scrutiny The project immediately drew criticism from high-profile figures, including Elon Musk, who was notably absent from Wednesday’s press conference. Musk questioned whether the group even has…
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