Tokyo, Feb 3 (EFE).- American technology company OpenAI and Japan’s Softbank warned Monday in Tokyo about possible security threats related to Artificial Intelligence, in an allusion to DeepSeek, a new Chinese alternative in the sector that has led lists since its launch.
“We must protect human safety. Although the technology and the result are similar, the characteristics for human safety are different,” SoftBank Founder Masayoshi Son, said at an event in the Japanese capital attended by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.
During a debate between the two, Son mentioned DeepSeek and asked Altman a question about it, and although he did not mention its Chinese competitor, he said that “society has to decide what the limits are in the sector.”
“Depending on the country of origin, very dangerous situations can occur if we use this technology incorrectly, and this could be a trigger for a very bad situation for humanity,” Son said.
Altman said that society as a whole “will know how to do it well.”
On comments about whether AI can eliminate jobs, both businessmen were optimistic and said that humanity “always finds new jobs” and that this technology “is capable of generating new knowledge.”
The heads of both companies also announced a strategic partnership agreement to create a t company under the name of SB OpenAI Japan, and with a generative AI project called “Cristal.”
Son announced this in front of 500 Japanese companies and said the objective is to develop “cutting-edge solutions” for companies and that his own company would be the first of this project within the Line messaging service or the PayPay payment application.
It comes after several media reported last week that SoftBank is in talks to invest up to $25 billion in OpenAI, in a deal that would make it the largest financial backer of the ChatGPT manufacturer.
This also coincides with President Donald Trump announcing an investment of up to $500 billion in the private sector to build an AI infrastructure.
This project advanced by Trump will be formed by OpenIA, SoftBank and Oracle, who plan to create “Stargate,” and will begin with an investment in a data center in Texas and later will expand to other states. EFE
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