“By around 2040 there will be roughly one billion AI-powered humanoid robots in operation and 100 trillion AI agents at work, with the AI-related market accounting for about 20% of combined global GDP (about 7 quadrillion yen); the center of labor will shift from humans to robots within the next decade or so.”

Masayoshi SonCEO

Founder, Chairman and CEO, SoftBank Group

In the same presentation Son said global AI infrastructure would require about $5 trillion of investment a year by 2040.