Sunday, July 14, 2019

Japan Times: SoftBank's Masayoshi Son urges Moon to focus South Korea on developing AI

From Japan Times:

oftBank Group Corp. Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son proposed to South Korean President Moon Jae In on Thursday that South Korea focus on the national development of artificial intelligence, the presidential office said.
At their meeting in Seoul, Son said the country should direct all available tools, such as education, policies and budgets, to nurture the sector, while Moon asked the billionaire to invest in young entrepreneurs and help develop experts in AI.
Son gladly accepted Moon’s request, according to the office.
Moon also thanked Son for advising former presidents Kim Dae Jung and Roh Moo Hyun while they were in office, saying Son’s advice on the need for broadband internet infrastructure and an online gaming industry greatly helped the South Korean economy, the office said.
Son, who is ethnically Korean, was quoted as replying that he is happy to see many excellent internet technology companies emerge in South Korea.

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