Ambition to create computer chips 50 times smarter than Einstein

A Japanese company is planning to create computer chips with an IQ equivalent to 10,000 within the next three decades.

SoftBank will soon develop a chip dedicated to artificial intelligence. Photo: Istock.

With rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and computers capable of self-learning, we are approaching the "technological singularity," which will allow the creation of machines as smart as humans or even smarter than humans, according to Futurism.

Masayoshi Son, CEO of SoftBank and Japan's second-richest man, believes this will happen and intends to make it happen.

SoftBank recently acquired ARM Holdings, a British semiconductor and software design company, for $32 billion to develop chips for artificial intelligence. Son plans to build a computer chip with an IQ of 10,000 in the next three decades, more than 50 times the average IQ.160-190 of genius Albert Einstein.

SoftBank is also raising capital.about 100 billion USD forThe Vision Fund to build the chip has received backing from a number of investors. Softbank will contribute $25 billion to the fund over the next five years, while the Kingdom's Public Investment FundArabSaudi Arabia is considering investing $45 billion.

"With the establishment of the SoftBank Vision Fund, we will be able to invest in global technology companies over the next decade. We will continue to accelerate the Information Revolution by contributing to its development," Son said.

In a speech at the Mobile World Congress 2017 held in Barcelona, ​​Spain, from February 27 to March 2, Son predicted that the time when machines surpass human intelligence will be in 2047.

According to VNE