Softbank plans to invest JPY150 billion ($960 million) in upgrading its supercomputing infrastructure over the next two years.
The investment will involve acquiring GPUs from Nvidia to power in-house large language models and offer supercomputing resources to corporate clients.
Softbank aims to seize opportunities in the expanding AI landscape, particularly in conversational AI in Japanese.
The strategic investment highlights Softbank's commitment to establishing a substantial presence in the rapidly evolving GenAI market.